JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Differentiation by Substitution

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    \[\frac{d}{dx}{{\cos }^{-1}}\sqrt{\frac{1+{{x}^{2}}}{2}}=\]                                             [AI CBSE 1988]

    A)            \[\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{1-{{x}^{4}}}}\]

    B)            \[\frac{1}{2\sqrt{1-{{x}^{4}}}}\]

    C)            \[\frac{-x}{\sqrt{1-{{x}^{4}}}}\]

    D)            \[\frac{x}{\sqrt{1-{{x}^{4}}}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

               Putting \[{{x}^{2}}=\cos 2\theta \], we have            \[\frac{d}{dx}\left[ {{\cos }^{-1}}\sqrt{\frac{1+{{x}^{2}}}{2}} \right]=\frac{d}{dx}[{{\cos }^{-1}}\cos \theta ]\]            \[=\frac{d}{dx}[\theta ]=\frac{d}{dx}\left[ \frac{1}{2}{{\cos }^{-1}}{{x}^{2}} \right]=\frac{-x}{\sqrt{1-{{x}^{4}}}}\].


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