Differentiation Question 390

Question: $ \frac{d}{dx}{{( \sqrt{x}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} )}^{2}}= $

[AI CBSE 1980]

Options:

A) $ 1-\frac{1}{x^{2}} $

B) $ 1+\frac{1}{x^{2}} $

C) $ 1-\frac{1}{2x} $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \frac{d}{dx}{{( \sqrt{x}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{x}} )}^{2}}=\frac{d}{dx}[ x+\frac{1}{x}+1 ]=1-\frac{1}{x^{2}} $ .