Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Maths. Section B1

Chapter

Continuity and Differentiability

Question:

Differentiate the function $e^{\cos x}$ with respect to $x$.

Options:

$e^{\cos x}$

$\sin x \cdot e^{\cos x}$

$-\sin x \cdot e^{\cos x}$

$-\cos x \cdot e^{\sin x}$

Correct Answer:

$-\sin x \cdot e^{\cos x}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → $-\sin x \cdot e^{\cos x}$ ##

Let $y = e^{\cos x}$.

Using chain rule, we have

$\frac{dy}{dx} = e^{\cos x} \cdot (-\sin x) = -(\sin x)e^{\cos x}$