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AP EAMCET · Maths · Differentiation

If \(f(x)=\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^x-x^{-x}}{2}\right)\), then \(f^{\prime}(1)=\)

  1. A -log2
  2. B log2
  3. C 1
  4. D -1
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(D) -1

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Given, \[ \begin{gathered} f(x)=\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^x-x^{-x}}{2}\right) \\ y=\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^{2 x}-1}{2 \cdot x^x}\right) \end{gathered} \] Put \(x^x=\tan \theta\)…