If $y=\tan ^{-1} \sqrt{\frac{1+\cos x}{1-\cos x}}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is

If $y=\tan ^{-1} \sqrt{\frac{1+\cos x}{1-\cos x}}$, then $\frac{d y}{d x}$ is
  1. $\frac{3}{2}$
  2. $\frac{-1}{2}$
  3. $-1$
  4. 1

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & y=\tan ^{-1} \sqrt{\frac{1+\cos x}{1- \cos x}}=\tan ^{-1} \sqrt{\frac{2 \cos ^2 \frac{x}{2}}{2 \sin ^2 \frac{x}{2}}}=\tan ^{-1}\left(\cot \frac{x}{2}\right) \\ & \Rightarrow y=\tan ^{-1} \tan \left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{x}{2}\right)=\frac{\pi}{2}-\frac{x}{2}\end{aligned}$ Differentiating $\frac{\mathrm{dy}}{\mathrm{dx}}=0-\frac{1}{2}=\frac{-1}{2}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (05 Aug Shift 2)

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