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Differentiate y = (sqrt(1+x2)−1x) with respect to x.

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12(1+x2)\frac{1}{2(1+x^2)}

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Step-by-step solution

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1. Differentiate y=arctan⁡(1+x2−1x)y = \arctan\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}-1}{x}\right) with respect to xx.

  1. Use a trigonometric substitution to simplify the expression inside the arctan⁡\arctan function.

    Let x=tan⁡θx = \tan\theta.
    Then 1+x2=1+tan⁡2θ=sec⁡2θ=∣sec⁡θ∣\sqrt{1+x^2} = \sqrt{1+\tan^2\theta} = \sqrt{\sec^2\theta} = |\sec\theta|.
    For simplicity, assume x>0x > 0, which implies θ∈(0,π/2)\theta \in (0, \pi/2), so sec⁡θ>0\sec\theta > 0.
    Substitute these into the expression inside the arctan⁡\arctan:

    1+x2−1x=sec⁡θ−1tan⁡θ\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}-1}{x} = \frac{\sec\theta - 1}{\tan\theta}
  2. Simplify the trigonometric expression.

    Rewrite sec⁡θ\sec\theta and tan⁡θ\tan\theta in terms of sin⁡θ\sin\theta and cos⁡θ\cos\theta:

    sec⁡θ−1tan⁡θ=1cos⁡θ−1sin⁡θcos⁡θ=1−cos⁡θcos⁡θsin⁡θcos⁡θ=1−cos⁡θsin⁡θ\frac{\sec\theta - 1}{\tan\theta} = \frac{\frac{1}{\cos\theta} - 1}{\frac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}} = \frac{\frac{1-\cos\theta}{\cos\theta}}{\frac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}} = \frac{1-\cos\theta}{\sin\theta}

    Now, use the half-angle identities: 1−cos⁡θ=2sin⁡2(θ2)1-\cos\theta = 2\sin^2\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right) and sin⁡θ=2sin⁡(θ2)cos⁡(θ2)\sin\theta = 2\sin\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right).

    1−cos⁡θsin⁡θ=2sin⁡2(θ2)2sin⁡(θ2)cos⁡(θ2)=sin⁡(θ2)cos⁡(θ2)=tan⁡(θ2)\frac{1-\cos\theta}{\sin\theta} = \frac{2\sin^2\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)}{2\sin\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)} = \frac{\sin\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)}{\cos\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)} = \tan\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)
  3. Substitute the simplified expression back into yy.

    y=arctan⁡(tan⁡(θ2))y = \arctan\left(\tan\left(\frac{\theta}{2}\right)\right)

    Since x=tan⁡θx = \tan\theta, for x>0x > 0, we have θ=arctan⁡x\theta = \arctan x, and θ∈(0,π/2)\theta \in (0, \pi/2). This means θ2∈(0,π/4)\frac{\theta}{2} \in (0, \pi/4). In this interval, arctan⁡(tan⁡u)=u\arctan(\tan u) = u.
    Therefore,

    y=θ2y = \frac{\theta}{2}
  4. Express yy in terms of xx.

    Since θ=arctan⁡x\theta = \arctan x, substitute this back into the expression for yy:

    y=12arctan⁡xy = \frac{1}{2}\arctan x

    This simplification holds for x≠0x \neq 0.

  5. Differentiate yy with respect to xx.

    dydx=ddx(12arctan⁡x)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{d}{dx}\left(\frac{1}{2}\arctan x\right)

    Recall that ddx(arctan⁡x)=11+x2\frac{d}{dx}(\arctan x) = \frac{1}{1+x^2}.

    dydx=12⋅11+x2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{1+x^2} dydx=12(1+x2)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{2(1+x^2)}

    The final answer is 12(1+x2)\frac{1}{2(1+x^2)}.

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