JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Differentiation by Substitution

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    If \[f(x)={{\cot }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{x}^{x}}-{{x}^{-x}}}{2} \right)\,,\]then \[f'(1)\] is equal to [RPET 2000]

    A)            ? 1

    B)            1

    C)            \[\log \,\,2\]

    D)            \[-\log \,2\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[f(x)={{\cot }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{x}^{x}}-{{x}^{-x}}}{2} \right)\]; Put  \[{{x}^{x}}=\tan \theta \]             \ \[y=f(x)={{\cot }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{\tan }^{2}}\theta -1}{2\tan \theta } \right)\]               = \[{{\cot }^{-1}}(-\cot 2\theta )\] = \[\pi -{{\cot }^{-1}}(\cot 2\theta )\]            Þ  y  = \[\pi -2\theta \]  = \[\pi -2{{\tan }^{-1}}({{x}^{x}})\]                    \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-2}{1+{{x}^{2x}}}.{{x}^{x}}(1+\log x)\] Þ \[{f}'(1)=-1\].


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