If \(f(x)=\sqrt{x+2 \sqrt{2 x-4}}+\sqrt{x-2 \sqrt{2 x-4}}\), then the value of \(10 \times f^{\prime}(102)=\)

If \(f(x)=\sqrt{x+2 \sqrt{2 x-4}}+\sqrt{x-2 \sqrt{2 x-4}}\), then the value of \(10 \times f^{\prime}(102)=\)
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 102
  4. -1

Solution

Given, \(\begin{aligned} f(x)= & \sqrt{x+2 \sqrt{2 x-4}}+\sqrt{x-2 \sqrt{2 x-4}} \\ = & \sqrt{(x-2)+2+2 \sqrt{2} \sqrt{x-2}} \\ & \quad+\sqrt{(x-2)+2-2 \sqrt{2} \sqrt{x-2}} \\ & =|\sqrt{x-2}+\sqrt{2}|+|\sqrt{x-2}-\sqrt{2}| \end{aligned}\) for \(x \geq 4\) \(\begin{aligned} f(x) & =\sqrt{x-2}+\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{x-2}-\sqrt{2}=2 \sqrt{x-2} \\ \therefore \quad & f^{\prime}(x)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{x-2}} \end{aligned}\) So, \(10 \times f^{\prime}(102)=10 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{102-2}}=1\)

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2020 (18 Sep Shift 1)

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