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MHT CET · Maths · Differentiation

\(y=\log \tan x / 2+\sin ^{-1}(\cos x)\), then \(d y / d x\) is

  1. A \(\operatorname{cosec} x-1\)
  2. B \(\operatorname{cosec} x\)
  3. C \(\operatorname{cosec} x+1\)
  4. D \(x\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(\operatorname{cosec} x-1\)

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\(\begin{aligned} \frac{d y}{d x} &=\frac{1}{\tan x / 2} \sec ^{2} \frac{x}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-\cos ^{2} x}}(-\sin x) \\ &=\frac{1}{2 \sin \frac{x}{2} \cdot \cos \frac{x}{2}}-1=\operatorname{cosec} x-1 \end{aligned}\)