If $\log _e y=3 \sin ^{-1} x$, then $(1-x^2) y^{\prime \prime}-x y^{\prime}$ at $x=\frac{1}{2}$ is equal to
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
&\log _e y=3 \sin ^{-1} x\\
&\begin{aligned}
& y=e^{3 \sin ^{-1} x} \\
& \frac{d y}{d x}=e^{3 \sin ^{-1} x} \cdot \frac{3}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}
\end{aligned}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$\sqrt{1-x^2} \frac{d y}{d x}=3 y$</p>
<p>Again differentiate</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& \sqrt{1-x^2} \cdot y^{\prime \prime}-\frac{2 x}{2 \sqrt{1-x^2}} y^{\prime}=3 y^{\prime} \\
& (1-x)^2 y^{\prime \prime}-x y^{\prime}=3 y^{\prime}\left(\sqrt{1-x^2}\right)
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>So value of $3 y^{\prime}\left(\sqrt{1-x^2}\right)$ at $x=\frac{1}{2}$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& 3 \cdot \frac{3}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} e^{\sin ^{-1} x}\left(\sqrt{1-x^2}\right) \\
& =9 e^{3 \frac{\pi}{6}}=9 e^{\frac{\pi}{2}}
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Differentiation · Topic: Derivatives of Standard Functions
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