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For $a>0, t \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$, let $x=\sqrt{a^{\sin ^{-1} t}}$ and $y=\sqrt{a^{\cos ^{-1}…
For $a>0, t \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$, let $x=\sqrt{a^{\sin ^{-1} t}}$ and $y=\sqrt{a^{\cos ^{-1} t}}$, Then, $1+\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^2$ equals :
$\frac{x^2}{y^2}$
$\frac{y^2}{x^2}$
$\frac{x^2+y^2}{y^2}$
$\frac{x^2+y^2}{x^2}$
Solution
$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { Let } x=\sqrt{a^{\sin ^{-1} t}} \\
& \Rightarrow \quad x^2=a^{\sin ^{-1} t} \Rightarrow 2 \log x=\sin ^{-1} t \cdot \log a \\
& \Rightarrow \quad \frac{2}{x}=\frac{\log a}{\sqrt{1-t^2}} \cdot \frac{d t}{d x} \\
& \Rightarrow \quad \frac{2 \sqrt{1-t^2}}{x \log a}=\frac{d t}{d x}
\end{aligned}
$
Now, let $y=\sqrt{a^{\cos ^{-1} t}}$
$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow 2 \log y=\cos ^{-1} t \cdot \log a \\
& \Rightarrow \quad \frac{2}{y} \cdot \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{-\log a}{\sqrt{1-t^2}} \cdot \frac{d t}{d x}
\end{aligned}
$
$\Rightarrow \frac{2}{y} \cdot \frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{-\log a}{\sqrt{1-t^2}} \times \frac{2 \sqrt{1-t^2}}{x \log a} \quad$ (from(1)
$
\Rightarrow \frac{d y}{d x}=-\frac{y}{x}
$
Hence, $1+\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)^2=1+\left(\frac{-y}{x}\right)^2=\frac{x^2+y^2}{x^2}$
Asked in: JEE Main 2013 (22 Apr Online)
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