Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

If $f(x)=\cos x \cos 2 x \cos 4 x \cos 8 x \cos 16 x$, then $f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ is

Options:

$\sqrt{2}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$

1

none of these

Correct Answer:

$\sqrt{2}$

Explanation:

We have,

$f(x)=\cos x \cos 2 x \cos 4 x \cos 8 x \cos 16 x$

$f\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)=0$

$\log f(x)=\log \cos x +\log \cos 2 x +\log \cos 4 x +\log \cos 8 x +\log \cos 16 x$

differentiating wrt x

$\frac{df(x)}{dx}=-f(x)(\tan x+2\tan 2x+4\tan 4x+8\tan 8x+16\tan 16x)$

so $f'\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)=0$ as $f\left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right)=0$