Differentiation of a function w.r.

t another function:
1. Differentiate:
i) sin3x w.r.t cos3x ii) sin x w.r.t cos x
ans: i) -tanx ii) -cot x

2. Differentiate tan 1 
  x

 w.r.t sin 1 2 x 1  x 2 , when x  0
2 
 ans:1/2
 1 x 

 1  x2  1 
3. Differentiate tan  1  w.r.t sin 1  2 x  , when x 0 ans: 1/4
 x  1 x 
2
 

1 1 x 2 1
4. Show that the derivative of tan w.r.t tan 1 x is independent of x .
x

1 1 x 2  1 x 2
5. Differentiate tan w.r.t cos-1x2. ans: -1/2
1 x  1 x
2 2

1  x 2 1 2x
6. Differentiate tan 1 w.r.t tan 1 ans: 1/4
x 1 x 2

7. Differentiate tan
1 1 x 2  1 x 2
w.r.t sin 1 2x
ans:

x 1 x 2 
1 x 2  1 x 2 1 x2 2 1 x 4

8. Differentiate : sin 1
2 x 1 x 2
 w.r.t cos
1 x 2
1 x 2
1
ans:
1 x 2
1 x 2
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Differentiation of logarithmic function
dy
1. If y = (log x)x + xcosx , then find
dx
ans: (log x)x-1 [ 1+ log x . log(log x) ] + xcosx-1 [ cos x –x log x sin x]
dy
2. If y = (x)x + (sin x)x , then find ans: xx (1+logx) + (sin x)x ( x cot x + log sin x)
dx
dy
3. If y = (cos x)x + (sin x)1/x , then find
dx
1  cot x logsin x  
ans: cos x   x tan x  log cos x  sin x  x 
x
 
 x x2 
4. If xsinx + (sin x)cosx , then find

sin x  sin x 
 cos x log x   sin x  cos x cot x  sin x log sin x
cos x
ans: x 
 x 
dy y
5. If xm . yn = (x+ y)m+n , then show that : 
dx x