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Differentiate y = (sqrt(1+x2)−1x) with respect to x.
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| Point | x | y |
|---|---|---|
| y-intercept | 0 | 1 |
Step-by-step solution
5 steps1. Differentiate with respect to .
Use a trigonometric substitution to simplify the expression inside the function.
Let .
Then .
For simplicity, assume , which implies , so .
Substitute these into the expression inside the :Simplify the trigonometric expression.
Rewrite and in terms of and :
Now, use the half-angle identities: and .
Substitute the simplified expression back into .
Since , for , we have , and . This means . In this interval, .
Therefore,Express in terms of .
Since , substitute this back into the expression for :
This simplification holds for .
Differentiate with respect to .
Recall that .
The final answer is .
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