Question
Question: Differentiate \(\log (1 + {x^2})\) with respect to \({\tan ^{ - 1}}x\)...
Differentiate log(1+x2) with respect to tan−1x
Solution
First we have to define what the terms we need to solve the problem are.The process of finding derivative of a function is called differentiation. If x and y are two variables, then the rate of change of x with respect to y is the derivative.We know that a tan of 90 degrees is defined as infinity. Thus for tan−1 the value is 90 degrees.
Complete step by step answer:
A logarithm function or log operator is used when we have to deal with the powers of a number, to understand it better, we will see an example.
Suppose y=za, where y,z,a are the real numbers.
Then if we apply log on both sides with base z, we will get the following results.
⇒logzy=a
The low operator has many properties, some of the properties which we will use in this particular problem with differentiation,
The derivative of the logarithmic function is given by: f′(x)=1/( x ln(b) )x is the function argument. b is the logarithm base. ln(b)is the natural logarithm of b.
From the given problem suppose take u=log(1+x2) and v=tan−1x
To differentiate uwith respect to v, that is dvdu
First differentiate uwith respect to x we get dxdu=dxd[log(1+x2)] since dxd[log(x)]=x1 --- (1)
⇒dxdu=1+x21dxd[log(1+x2)] by (1)
⇒dxdu=1+x21[dxd(1)+dxd(x2)](giving the values to inside to the derivative parts)
Since the differentiation of dxd(xn)=nxn−1
⇒dxdu=1+x21[0+2x2−1]
⇒dxdu=1+x21[2x]
Therefore, we get
⇒dxdu=1+x22x
Now we are going to differentiate vwith respect to x
Therefore ⇒dxdv=1+x21since deriving the equation with respect to x dvdu=dxdvdxdu
⇒dvdu=1+x211+x22x
⇒dvdu=1+x22x×(1+x2)(bringing lower to upper)
Hence after solving every term, we get dvdu=2x
Note: Differentiation is used to study the small change of a quantity with respect to unit change of another. On the other hand, integration is used to add small and discrete data, which cannot be added singularly and represented in a single value. The logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a given number x is the exponent to which another fixed number, the base b, must be raised, to produce that number x.