009A Sample Final 2, Problem 3 Detailed Solution

Compute   ${\frac {dy}{dx}}.$

(a)  $y={\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}^{3}$

(b)  $y=x\cos({\sqrt {x+1}})$

(c)  $y=\sin ^{-1}x$

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Background Information:
1. Product Rule
${\frac {d}{dx}}(f(x)g(x))=f(x)g'(x)+f'(x)g(x)$
2. Quotient Rule
${\frac {d}{dx}}{\bigg (}{\frac {f(x)}{g(x)}}{\bigg )}={\frac {g(x)f'(x)-f(x)g'(x)}{(g(x))^{2}}}$
3. Chain Rule
${\frac {d}{dx}}(f(g(x)))=f'(g(x))g'(x)$

Solution:

(a)

Step 1:
Using the Chain Rule, we have
${\frac {dy}{dx}}=3{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}^{2}{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}'.$

Step 2:
Now, using the Quotient Rule, we have
${\begin{array}{rcl}\displaystyle {\frac {dy}{dx}}&=&\displaystyle {3{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}^{2}{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}'}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {3{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}^{2}{\bigg (}{\frac {(x^{2}-1)(x^{2}+3)'-(x^{2}+3)(x^{2}-1)'}{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}}{\bigg )}}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {3{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}^{2}{\bigg (}{\frac {(x^{2}-1)(2x)-(x^{2}+3)(2x)}{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}}{\bigg )}}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {3{\bigg (}{\frac {x^{2}+3}{x^{2}-1}}{\bigg )}^{2}{\bigg (}{\frac {2x^{3}-2x-2x^{3}-6x}{(x^{2}-1)^{2}}}{\bigg )}}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {{\frac {3(x^{2}+3)^{2}(-8x)}{(x^{2}-1)^{4}}}.}\end{array}}$

(b)

Step 1:
Using the Product Rule, we have
${\frac {dy}{dx}}=x(\cos({\sqrt {x+1}}))'+(x)'\cos({\sqrt {x+1}}).$

Step 2:
Now, using the Chain Rule, we get
${\begin{array}{rcl}\displaystyle {\frac {dy}{dx}}&=&\displaystyle {x(\cos({\sqrt {x+1}}))'+(x)'\cos({\sqrt {x+1}})}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {x(-\sin({\sqrt {x+1}}))({\sqrt {x+1}})'+(1)\cos({\sqrt {x+1}})}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {-x\sin({\sqrt {x+1}}){\frac {1}{2{\sqrt {x+1}}}}(x+1)'+\cos({\sqrt {x+1}})}\\&&\\&=&\displaystyle {{\frac {-x\sin({\sqrt {x+1}})}{2{\sqrt {x+1}}}}+\cos({\sqrt {x+1}}).}\end{array}}$

(c)

Step 1:
Let  $y=\sin ^{-1}(x).$  Then,
$\sin(y)=x$
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Using implicit differentiation, we have
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Solving for  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx},}   we get
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{\cos(y)}.}

Step 2:
Now, since  Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sin(y)=x,}   we have the following diagram.
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Therefore,
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Hence,
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \begin{array}{rcl} \displaystyle{\frac{dy}{dx}} & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{\cos(y)}}\\ &&\\ & = & \displaystyle{\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}.} \end{array}}

Final Answer:
(a)    Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{3(x^2+3)^2(-8x)}{(x^2-1)^4}}
(b)    Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{-x\sin(\sqrt{x+1})}{2\sqrt{x+1}}+\cos(\sqrt{x+1})}
(c)    Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}}

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