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What alkali mean?

Alkalis are bases that can be dissolved in water. Few examples of alkalis are potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide etc. The pH value of a... View Article

d/dx cos-1 √cos x =

(1) (½) √(sec x + 1) (2) √(sec x + 1) (3) -(½) √(sec x + 1) (4) -√(sec x + 1) Solution: Let y = cos-1 √cos x dy/dx = -1/√(1-cos... View Article

(d/dx)x2 sin (1/x)

(1) cos (1/x) + 2x sin (1/x) (2) 2x sin (1/x) - cos (1/x) (3) cos (1/x) - 2x sin (1/x) (4) none of these Solution: Let y = x2 sin... View Article

(d/dx)[cos (1-x2)2] =

(1) -2x(1-x2)sin (1-x2)2 (2) -4x(1-x2)sin (1-x2)2 (3) 4x(1-x2)sin (1-x2)2 (4) none of these Solution: Let y = cos (1-x2)2 dy/dx... View Article

(d/dx)(x2 ex sin x)

(1) xex (2 sin x + x sin x + x cos x) (2) xex (2 sin x + x sin x - cos x) (3) xex (2 sin x + x sin x + cos x) (4) none of these... View Article

If y = x sin x, then

(1) (1/y)(dy/dx) = 1/x + cot x (2) dy/dx = 1/x + cot x (3) y(dy/dx) = 1/x - cot x (4) none of these Solution: Given y = x sin x... View Article

(d/dx)(1/x4 sec x) =

(1) [4 cos x - x sin x]/x5 (2) -[x sin x + 4 cos x]/x5 (3) [4 cos x + x sin x]/x5 (4) none of these Solution: Let y = 1/x4 sec x... View Article

If y = x + 1/x, then

(1) x2(dy/dx) + xy = 0 (2) x2(dy/dx) + xy + 2 = 0 (3) x2(dy/dx) - xy + 2 = 0 (4) none of these Solution: Given y = x + 1/x dy/dx =... View Article

(d/dx)log tan x =

(1) 2 sec 2x (2) 2 cosec 2x (3) sec 2x (4) cosec 2x Solution: Let y = log tan x dy/dx = (1/tan x) sec2x = cos x/sin x cos2 x =... View Article