If $\quad z=\sec ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^4+y^4-8 x^2 y^2}{x^2+y^2}\right), \quad$ then $x \frac{\partial…

If $\quad z=\sec ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^4+y^4-8 x^2 y^2}{x^2+y^2}\right), \quad$ then $x \frac{\partial z}{\partial x}+y \frac{\partial z}{\partial y}$ is equal to
  1. $\cot z$
  2. $2 \cot z$
  3. $2 \tan z$
  4. $2 \sec z$

Solution

Given that, $ \begin{aligned} z & =\sec ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^4+y^4-8 x^2 y^2}{x^2+y^2}\right) \\ \Rightarrow \quad \sec z & =\frac{x^4+y^4-8 x^2 y^2}{x^2+y^2} \end{aligned} $ Here, $\quad n=2$ $ \begin{aligned} \therefore \quad x \frac{\delta z}{\delta x}+y \frac{\delta z}{\delta y} & =2 \cdot \frac{\sec z}{\sec z \cdot \tan z} \\ & =2 \cot z \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2008

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