If $\mathrm{f}(x)=\log _{x^2}(\log x)$, then at $x=\mathrm{e}, \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(x)$ has the value
- $\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}^2}$
- $\frac{1}{\mathrm{e}}$
- $\mathrm{e}^{2 \cdot}$
- $\frac{1}{2 \mathrm{e}}$
Solution
Differentiating w.r.t. $x$, we get $\begin{aligned} & x^{2 y}(\log x) \times 2 \times \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=\frac{1}{x} \\ & \therefore \quad(\log x)^2 \times \frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=\frac{1}{2 x} \\ & \quad \text { At } x=\mathrm{e}, \mathrm{f}^{\prime}(x)=\frac{\mathrm{d} y}{\mathrm{~d} x}=\frac{1}{2 \mathrm{e}} \end{aligned} \quad \ldots\left[\because x^{2 y}=\log x\right]$
Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (11 May Shift 2)