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Given parametric equations x = 1 + sin(2θ) and y = 1 + cosθ + cos(2θ), find dy/dx at θ = π/3.

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Option A\text{Option A}

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Step-by-step solution

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To find dydx\frac{dy}{dx} for parametric equations, we use the formula dydx=dy/dθdx/dθ\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{dy/d\theta}{dx/d\theta}.

  1. Find dxdθ\frac{dx}{d\theta}.

    Given x=1+sin⁡(2θ)x = 1 + \sin(2\theta).
    Differentiate xx with respect to θ\theta:

    dxdθ=ddθ(1+sin⁡(2θ))\frac{dx}{d\theta} = \frac{d}{d\theta}(1 + \sin(2\theta)) dxdθ=0+cos⁡(2θ)⋅ddθ(2θ)\frac{dx}{d\theta} = 0 + \cos(2\theta) \cdot \frac{d}{d\theta}(2\theta) dxdθ=2cos⁡(2θ)\frac{dx}{d\theta} = 2\cos(2\theta)
  2. Find dydθ\frac{dy}{d\theta}.

    Given y=1+cos⁡θ+cos⁡(2θ)y = 1 + \cos\theta + \cos(2\theta).
    Differentiate yy with respect to θ\theta:

    dydθ=ddθ(1+cos⁡θ+cos⁡(2θ))\frac{dy}{d\theta} = \frac{d}{d\theta}(1 + \cos\theta + \cos(2\theta)) dydθ=0−sin⁡θ−sin⁡(2θ)⋅ddθ(2θ)\frac{dy}{d\theta} = 0 - \sin\theta - \sin(2\theta) \cdot \frac{d}{d\theta}(2\theta) dydθ=−sin⁡θ−2sin⁡(2θ)\frac{dy}{d\theta} = -\sin\theta - 2\sin(2\theta)
  3. Find dydx\frac{dy}{dx}.

    Now, substitute the expressions for dydθ\frac{dy}{d\theta} and dxdθ\frac{dx}{d\theta} into the formula for dydx\frac{dy}{dx}:

    dydx=−sin⁡θ−2sin⁡(2θ)2cos⁡(2θ)\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-\sin\theta - 2\sin(2\theta)}{2\cos(2\theta)}
  4. Evaluate dydx\frac{dy}{dx} at θ=π3\theta = \frac{\pi}{3}.

    Substitute θ=π3\theta = \frac{\pi}{3} into the expression for dydx\frac{dy}{dx}:

    dydx∣θ=π3=−sin⁡(π3)−2sin⁡(2⋅π3)2cos⁡(2⋅π3)\frac{dy}{dx}\Big|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}} = \frac{-\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}) - 2\sin(2 \cdot \frac{\pi}{3})}{2\cos(2 \cdot \frac{\pi}{3})}

    Recall the values:
    sin⁡(π3)=32\sin(\frac{\pi}{3}) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
    sin⁡(2π3)=32\sin(\frac{2\pi}{3}) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}
    cos⁡(2π3)=−12\cos(\frac{2\pi}{3}) = -\frac{1}{2}

    Substitute these values:

    dydx∣θ=π3=−32−2(32)2(−12)\frac{dy}{dx}\Big|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}} = \frac{-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - 2\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)}{2\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)} dydx∣θ=π3=−32−3−1\frac{dy}{dx}\Big|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}} = \frac{-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \sqrt{3}}{-1} dydx∣θ=π3=−32−232−1\frac{dy}{dx}\Big|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}} = \frac{-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} - \frac{2\sqrt{3}}{2}}{-1} dydx∣θ=π3=−332−1\frac{dy}{dx}\Big|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}} = \frac{-\frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}}{-1} dydx∣θ=π3=332\frac{dy}{dx}\Big|_{\theta=\frac{\pi}{3}} = \frac{3\sqrt{3}}{2}

    Comparing our derived expression for dydx\frac{dy}{dx} with the given options, Option A matches:

    Option A: −sin⁡θ−2sin⁡(2θ)2cos⁡(2θ) evaluated at π/3\text{Option A: } \frac{-\sin\theta - 2\sin(2\theta)}{2\cos(2\theta)} \text{ evaluated at } \pi/3

    The final answer is Option A\text{Option A}.

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