JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Differentiation Question Bank Derivative at a point Standard Differentiation

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    If \[f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}+\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\], then \[{f}'(x)\] is equal to [Kurukshetra  CEE 1998]

    A)          \[\frac{x}{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}\left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right]\]

    B)            \[\frac{x}{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}\left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}}-\frac{2}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right]\]

    C)            \[\frac{x}{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}\left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right]\]

    D)            \[({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})\left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}}-\frac{2}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right]\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}+\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\]                    \[f(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}+\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}.\frac{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}-\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}-\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\]                    \[f(x)=\frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}\left[ \sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}-\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}} \right]\]                    \[f'(x)=\frac{1}{{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}\left[ \frac{2x}{2\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}}-\frac{2x}{2\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right]\]                    \[f'(x)=\frac{x}{{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}\left[ \frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{{{x}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right]\].


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