Let $y$ be an implicit function of $x$ defined by $x^{2 x}-2 x^x \cot y-1=0$. Then $y^{\prime}(1)$ equals

Let $y$ be an implicit function of $x$ defined by $x^{2 x}-2 x^x \cot y-1=0$. Then $y^{\prime}(1)$ equals
  1. $-1$
  2. 1
  3. $\log 2$
  4. $-\log 2$

Solution

$x^{2 x}-2 x^x \cot y-1=0$ Now $x=1$, $ 1-2 \cot y-1=0 \Rightarrow \cot y=0 \Rightarrow y=\frac{\pi}{2} $ Now differentiating eq. (1) w.r.t. ' $x$ ' $ 2 x^{2 x}(1+\log x)-2\left[x^x\left(-\operatorname{cosec}^2 y\right) \frac{d y}{d x}+\cot y x^x(1+\log x)\right]=0 $ Now at $\left(1, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ $ \begin{aligned} & 2(1+\log 1)-2\left(1(-1)\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{\left(1, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)}+0\right)=0 \\ & \Rightarrow 2+2\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{\left(1, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)}=0 \Rightarrow\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)_{\left(1, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)}=-1 \end{aligned} $

Asked in: JEE Main 2009

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