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Question:

If y = sec(tan⁻¹x), then dy/dx at x=1 is equal to

12

1

1√2

√2

Solution:

y = sec(tan⁻¹x)
dy/dx = sec(tan⁻¹x)tan(tan⁻¹x) * 1/(1+x²)
dy/dx|x=1 = √2 × 1 × 1/2 = 1/√2.