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Whta is the derivatve of y = log5 (x)
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Tanuja Kapoor answered
y = log5 x = ln x/ln 5 → change of base 
= ln x/ln 5
dy/dx = 1/ln5⋅1/x → 1/ln5 is a constant, so we don't change it
= 1/(x ln 5)

A real function f is said to be continuous if it is continuous at every point in …… .​
  • a)
    [-∞,∞]
  • b)
    The range of f
  • c)
    The domain of f
  • d)
    Any interval of real numbers
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Its domain. This means that for any point x in the domain of f, as x approaches a certain value a, the value of f(x) approaches f(a). In other words, there are no sudden jumps or gaps in the graph of f.

More formally, a function f is continuous at a point a if:

1. f(a) is defined (i.e. a is in the domain of f).
2. The limit of f(x) as x approaches a exists (i.e. the left and right-hand limits are equal).
3. The limit of f(x) as x approaches a is equal to f(a).

If a function is continuous at every point in its domain, it is called a continuous function. Continuous functions have many useful properties and are often used in mathematical models and real-world applications.

If 3 sin(xy) + 4 cos (xy) = 5, then   = .....
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Dr Manju Sen answered
3sinxy + 4cosxy = 5
⇒ 5(3/5 sinxy + 4/5 cosxy) = 5 
⇒ (3/5 sinxy + 4/5 cosxy) = 1
now (3/5)²+(4/5)² = 1
    so let, 3/5 =   cosA
             ⇒ 4/5 = sinA
So , (3/5 sinxy + 4/5 cosxy) = 1
     ⇒ (cosAsinxy + sinAcosxy) = 1
     ⇒ sin(A+xy) = 1
     ⇒ A + xy = 2πk + π/2 (k is any integer)
     ⇒ sin⁻¹(4/5) + xy = 2πk + π/2
     differenciating both sides with respect to x
   0 + xdy/dx + y = 0
      dy/dx = -y/x

Can you explain the answer of this question below:

The derivatve of f(x) = 

  • A:

  • B:

  • C:

  • D:

    3x2

The answer is b.

.mie. answered
Here in this function ....firstly... exponential and logarithmic fn are anti to each other... and therefore cncl out ech other.... here.. in this e and log cncl out ech other... and we are left with .... log x^3..... acc to formula.. log m^n = n log m therefore... 3 log x so we reduced our eq to this then taking derivative.... its 3/x

y = log(sec + tan x)
  • a)
    sec x tan x – 1
  • b)
    sec x
  • c)
    sec x tan x + 1
  • d)
    tan x
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Lavanya Menon answered
y = log(secx + tanx)
dy/dx = 1/(secx + tanx){(secxtanx) + sec2x}
= secx(secx + tanx)/(secx + tanx)
= secx

Derivatve of f(x)   is given by
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Neha Sharma answered
 y
The derivative of y = ef(x)is dy/dx = f'(x)ef(x)
In this case, f(x) = x2 , and the derivative of x2 = 2x
Therefore, f'(x)= 2x,
 dy/dx = 2x

 For what values of a and b, f is a continuous function.
  • a)
    a=2,b=0
  • b)
    a=1,b=0
  • c)
    a=0,b=2
  • d)
    a=0,b=0
Correct answer is 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Tejas Verma answered
For continuity: LHL=RHL
at x=2,
LHL: x < 2 ⇒ f(x) = 2*a
RHL: x ≥ 2 ⇒ f(x) = 4
For continuity: LHL = RHL
⇒ 2a = 4 ⇒ a = 2
at x = 0,
LHL: x < 0 ⇒ f(x) = b
RHL: x ≥ 0 ⇒ f(x) = 0 * a
For continuity: LHL = RHL
⇒ b = 0

​Find the derivate of y = sin4x + cos4x
  • a)
    – sin 2x
  • b)
    4 sin3 x + 4 cos3 x
  • c)
    – sin 4x
  • d)
    4 sin x cos x cos 2x
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Mohit Rajpoot answered
y=sin4x,  and z=cos4x
So by using chain rule
df(x)/dx = dsin4x/dx + dcos4x/dx
=dy4/dy * dy/dx + dz4/dz * dzdx
=dy4/dy * dsinxdx + dz4/dz * dcosx/dx
=4y(4−1)⋅cosx+4z(4−1)⋅(−sinx)
=4sin3xcosx − 4cos3xsinx
=4sinxcosx(sin2x − cos2x)
=2sin2x(−cos2x)
=−2sin2xcos2x
=−sin4x


Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Aryan Khanna answered
y = tan-1(1-cosx)/sinx
y = tan-1{2sin2(x/2)/(2sin(x/2)cos(x/2)}
y = tan-1{tan x/2}
y = x/2  => dy/dx = 1/2

Function f(x) = log x +  is continuous at​
  • a)
    (0,1)
  • b)
    [-1,1]
  • c)
    (0,∞)
  • d)
    (0,1]
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Om Desai answered
  • [-1,1] cannot be continuous interval because log is not defined at 0.
  • The value of x cannot be greater than 1 because then the function will become complex.
  • (0,1) will not be considered because its continuous at 1 as well. Hence D is the correct option.

  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Poonam Reddy answered
y + sin y = 5x
dy/dx + cos ydy/dx = 5
dy/dx = 5/(1+cos y)

  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Suhani Dangarh answered
Put x=tan thita. then you will get. 2 tan inverse x then differentiate

  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Rocky Gupta answered
X^a y^b = (x + y)^(a + b)
taking ln on both sides :-
alnx + b lny = (a + b) ln(x + y)
diff both sides w.r.t x :-
a/x + by'/y = ( (a + b)/(x + y) ) + (((a + b) y'))/(x + y)
or,
a/x - (a +b)/(x + y) = y'[((a + b) / (x + y)) - b/y]
or,
(ax + ay - ax - bx)/x = y' [ (ay + by - bx - by)/y] (cancel (x + y))
or,
y' = dy/dx = ( y (ay - bx) )/(x( ay - bx)) = y/x
therefore we can easily say that the option (D) is the correct answer

  • a)
    2t
  • b)
    1/2a
  • c)
    -t/2a
  • d)
    t/4a
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Knowledge Hub answered
y = at4,     x = 2at2
dy/dt = 4at3        dx/dt = 4at    => dt/dx = 1/4at
Divide dy/dt by dx/dt, we get
dy/dx = t2
d2 y/dx2 = 2t dt/dx……………….(1)
Put the value of dt/dx in eq(1)
d2 y /dx2 = 2t(1/4at)
= 1/2a

Differentiate   with respect to x.
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Tejas Verma answered
y = e^(-x)2.................(1)
Put u = (-x)2
du/dx = -2x dx
Differentiating eq(1) y = eu
dy/du = e^u
⇒ dy/dx = (dy/du) * (du/dx)
= (eu) * (-2x)
⇒ - 2xe(-x2)

Examine the continuity of function 
  • a)
    Discontinuous at x=1,2
  • b)
    Discontinuous at x=1
  • c)
    Continuous everywhere.
  • d)
    Discontinuous at x=2
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Om Desai answered
Lim f (x) = lim (x-1)(x-2)  at x tend to k 
► So it get    k2-3k+2
► Now f (k) = k2 -3k+2
► So f (x) =f (k) so continous at everywhere

f (x) = max {x, x3},then the number of points where f (x) is not differentiable, are
  • a)
    1
  • b)
     2
  • c)
    3
  • d)
    4
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Gaurav Rane answered
Solution:

To find the points where the given function is not differentiable, we need to find the points where the function is not continuous or where the derivative does not exist.

Step 1: Finding the points of non-differentiability where the function is not continuous.

Since the function is the maximum of two functions, we need to consider the points where these two functions are equal.

Let x = x³, then x³ - x = 0, which gives x = 0, 1.

Therefore, the function is not continuous at x = 0 and x = 1.

Step 2: Finding the points of non-differentiability where the derivative does not exist.

At x = 0, the left-hand derivative is 1 and the right-hand derivative is 0.

At x = 1, the left-hand derivative is 3 and the right-hand derivative is 0.

Therefore, the function is not differentiable at x = 0 and x = 1.

Hence, the function f(x) = max{x, x³} is not differentiable at three points, namely x = 0, x = 1, and wherever the function changes from x to x³ or vice versa.

Therefore, the correct option is (C) 3.

If f(x) = x + cot x, 
  • a)
    -4
  • b)
    2
  • c)
    4
  • d)
    -2
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Aryan Khanna answered
 f(x) = x + cot x
f’(x) = 1 + (-cosec2 x)
f”(x) = 0 - 2cosec x(-cosec x cot x)
= 2 cosec2 x cot x
f”(π/4) = 2 cosec2 (π/4) cot(π/4)
= 2 [(2)^½]2 (1)
= 4

What is the point of discontinuity for signum function?
  • a)
    x=1
  • b)
    x=-1
  • c)
    x=0
  • d)
    function is continuous on R
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Arun Khanna answered
It has a jumped discontinuity which means if the function is assigned some value at the point of discontinuity it cannot be made continuous. But the function is definitely discontinuous at x=0. the sgn function is a discontinuous function (isolated/jump discontinuity).

Find the second derivative of excosx​
  • a)
    -2exsinx
  • b)
    -exsinx
  • c)
    ex(sinx + cosx)
  • d)
    -2excosx
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Rounak Nair answered
**Solution:**

To find the second derivative of the given function, we need to differentiate it twice with respect to x.

First, let's find the first derivative of the function:

f(x) = ex * cosx

Using the product rule, the derivative of f(x) is:

f'(x) = (ex * (-sinx)) + (cosx * ex)
= -ex * sinx + ex * cosx
= ex * (cosx - sinx)

Now, let's find the second derivative of the function. Taking the derivative of f'(x):

f''(x) = (ex * (-sinx)) + (ex * (-cosx))
= -ex * sinx - ex * cosx
= -ex * (sinx + cosx)

Therefore, the second derivative of excosx is -2exsinx, which is option A.

The dervative of sin(x2) is
  • a)
    2x sin (x2)
  • b)
    cos (x2)
  • c)
    2x cos x2
  • d)
    -2x cos x2
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Understanding the Derivative of sin(x²)
To find the derivative of the function sin(x²), we need to apply the chain rule of differentiation.
1. Chain Rule Explained
- The chain rule states that if you have a composite function, say f(g(x)), then the derivative is given by f'(g(x)) * g'(x).
- In our case, we can consider f(u) = sin(u) where u = x².
2. Applying the Chain Rule
- First, we need to differentiate the outer function sin(u):
- The derivative of sin(u) is cos(u).
- Next, differentiate the inner function u = x²:
- The derivative of x² is 2x.
3. Putting It All Together
- Using the chain rule:
- The derivative of sin(x²) = cos(x²) * 2x.
- Therefore, we write it as:
- 2x * cos(x²).
4. Final Result
- The derivative of sin(x²) is 2x cos(x²), which corresponds to option 'C'.
Summary
- The correct answer is option 'C': 2x cos(x²).
- This result highlights the importance of using the chain rule for composite functions in calculus, especially in problems like these commonly found in JEE exams.

Let f(x) = x – [x], then f ‘ (x) = 1 for
  • a)
    all x ∈ I
  • b)
    all x ∈ (R−I)
  • c)
    all x ∈ R
  • d)
    all x ∈ Rx- {0]
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Aman Gupta answered
Explanation:

To understand the given function f(x) = x [x], let's break it down into two parts:

1. The function [x] represents the greatest integer function, also known as the floor function. It returns the greatest integer less than or equal to x. For example, [2.5] = 2 and [3] = 3.

2. The function x [x] is the product of x and [x]. Therefore, if we substitute a value of x, let's say x = 2.5, then f(2.5) = 2.5 [2.5] = 2.5 * 2 = 5.

Now, let's analyze the options given:

a) all x in I
This option states that the function f(x) = 1 for all x in the set of integers. However, this is not true because the function f(x) = x [x] is a continuous function and takes different values for different values of x.

c) all x in R
This option states that the function f(x) = 1 for all x in the set of real numbers. Again, this is not true because the function f(x) = x [x] takes different values for different values of x.

d) all x in R - {0}
This option states that the function f(x) = 1 for all x in the set of real numbers except 0. However, this is also not true because the function f(x) = x [x] takes different values for different values of x.

Therefore, the correct option is:

b) all x in R
This option states that the function f(x) = 1 for all x in the set of real numbers. This is true because the function f(x) = x [x] takes different values for different values of x, including the case where it equals 1.

In conclusion, the correct answer is option 'B' - all x in R.

Which of the following function is not differentiable at x = 0?​
  • a)
    x2
  • b)
    |x|
  • c)
    cos x
  • d)
    ax + b
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Swara Kumar answered
Explanation:
To check the differentiability of a function at a point, we have to check whether the left-hand limit and the right-hand limit of the function exist and are equal or not.

a) x^2 is differentiable at x=0 since its left-hand limit and right-hand limit both exist and are equal to 0.
b) |x| is not differentiable at x=0 since its left-hand limit and right-hand limit are not equal. Left-hand limit = -1 and right-hand limit = 1.
c) cos x is differentiable at x=0 since its left-hand limit and right-hand limit both exist and are equal to 1.
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Therefore, option B, |x|, is not differentiable at x=0 as its left-hand limit and right-hand limit are not equal.

The function f (x) = 1 + | sin x l is
  • a)
    differentiable everywhere.
  • b)
    continuous everywhere
  • c)
    continuous nowhere
  • d)
    differentiable nowhere
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

Rithika Mishra answered
f(x) = 1+|sinx| is not derivable at those x for which sinx = 0, however, 1+|sinx| is continuous everywhere (being the sum of two continuous functions)

Derivative of cos with respect to x is
  • a)
  • b)
  • c)
  • d)
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

Let x= cos2A then root of 1+cos2A /2 = cosA .So cos^-1( cosA) =A=(cos^-1 x )/2.Then by using derivative we can find out -1/2root 1-x^2

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