RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
    The derivative of\[f(\tan x)\]w.r.t.\[g(\sec x)\]at \[x=\frac{\pi }{4},\]where\[f'(1)=2\]and\[g'(\sqrt{2})=4\]is

    A)  \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]           

    B)  \[\sqrt{2}\]

    C)  1            

    D)  None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let\[y=f(\tan x)\]and\[u=g(\sec x)\] On differentiating w.r.t.\[x,\]we get \[\frac{dy}{dx}=f'(\tan x){{\sec }^{2}}x\] and \[\frac{du}{dx}=g'(\sec x).\sec x.\tan x\] \[\therefore \]\[\frac{dy}{du}=\frac{dy/dx}{du/dx}=\frac{f'(\tan x).{{\sec }^{2}}x}{g'(\sec x).\sec x.\tan x}\] \[\because \] \[{{\left( \frac{dy}{du} \right)}_{d=\frac{\pi }{4}}}=\frac{f'\left( \tan \frac{\pi }{4} \right)}{g'\left( \sec \frac{\pi }{4} \right).\sin \frac{\pi }{4}}\] \[=\frac{f'(1).\sqrt{2}}{g'(\sqrt{2})}\] \[=\frac{2.\sqrt{2}}{4}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\]


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