Differentiation Question 321

Question: If $ y=\log \tan \sqrt{x} $ then the value of $ \frac{dy}{dx} $ is

[Pb. CET 2000]

Options:

A) $ \frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}} $

B) $ \frac{{{\sec }^{2}}\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{x}\tan x} $

C) $ 2{{\sec }^{2}}\sqrt{x} $

D) $ \frac{{{\sec }^{2}}\sqrt{x}}{2\sqrt{x}\tan \sqrt{x}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ y=\log \tan \sqrt{x} $

$ \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{\tan \sqrt{x}}.{{\sec }^{2}}\sqrt{x}.\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}=\frac{{{\sec }^{2}}\sqrt{x}}{2\sqrt{x}\tan \sqrt{x}} $ .