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

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    \[\frac{d}{dx}{{\cos }^{-1}}\sqrt{\cos x}=\]

    A)          \[\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{1+\sec x}\]

    B)            \[\sqrt{1+\sec x}\]

    C)            \[-\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{1+\sec x}\]

    D)            \[-\sqrt{1+\sec x}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

               \[\frac{d}{dx}{{\cos }^{-1}}\sqrt{\cos x}=\frac{\sin x}{2\sqrt{\cos x}\sqrt{1-\cos x}}\]                     \[=\frac{\sqrt{1-{{\cos }^{2}}x}}{2\sqrt{\cos x}\sqrt{1-\cos x}}=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{1+\cos x}{\cos x}}\].          


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