Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section A

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

If $y=\frac{1}{\sqrt[3]{1-x^3}}$, then $\frac{dy}{dx}$ is equal to

Options:

$x(1-x^3)^{-4/3}$

$x^2(1-x^3)^{-4/3}$

$(1-x^3)^{-4/3}$

$-x^2(1-x^3)^{-4/3}$

Correct Answer:

$x^2(1-x^3)^{-4/3}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → $x^2(1-x^3)^{-4/3}$

Given:

$y=(1-x^{3})^{-\frac{1}{3}}$

$\frac{dy}{dx}=-\frac{1}{3}(1-x^{3})^{-\frac{4}{3}}\cdot(-3x^{2})$

$\frac{dy}{dx}=x^{2}(1-x^{3})^{-\frac{4}{3}}$

Writing in radical form, $\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{x^{2}}{(1-x^{3})^{\frac{4}{3}}}$.

∴ the derivative is $\frac{dy}{dx}=x^{2}(1-x^{3})^{-\frac{4}{3}}$