Question
Differentiate the following functions with respect to x:
$\text{e}^{\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}}$

Answer

Let, $\text{y}=\text{e}^\sqrt{{\cot\text{x}}}$
$\Rightarrow\ \text{y}=\text{e}^{(\cot\text{x})^\frac{1}{2}}$
Differentiate with respect to x we get,
$\frac{\text{dy}}{\text{dx}}=\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\text{e}^{(\cot\text{x})^\frac{1}{2}}\Big)$
$=\text{e}^{(\cot\text{x})^\frac{1}{2}}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\cot\text{x})^\frac{1}{2}$
[Using chain rule]
$=\text{e}^\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}\times\frac{1}{2}(\cot\text{x})^{\frac{1}{2}-1}\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}(\cot\text{x})$
$=-\frac{\text{e}^\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}\times\text{cosec}^2\text{x}}{2\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}}$
So,
$\frac{\text{d}}{\text{dx}}\Big(\text{e}^\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}\Big)=-\frac{\text{e}^\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}\times\text{cosec}^2\text{x}}{2\sqrt{\cot\text{x}}}$

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