Question 13 Marks
If $x = a \left(\cos t+\log \tan \frac{t}{2}\right), y = a \sin t$, then evaluate $\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}$ at $t=\frac{\pi}{3}$.
Answer
View full question & answer→Given, $x = a \left(\cos t+\log \tan \frac{t}{2}\right).........(i)$
and $y= a \sin t ...........(ii)$
Therefore, on differentiating both sides w.r.t $t,$ we get,
$\frac{d x}{d t}=a\left[\frac{d}{d t}(\cos t)+\frac{d}{d t} \log \tan \frac{t}{2}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\tan \frac{t}{2}} \frac{d}{d t}\left(\tan \frac{t}{2}\right)\right] [$by using chain rule of derivative$]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\tan \frac{t}{2}} \cdot \sec ^2 \frac{t}{2} \frac{d}{d t}\left(\frac{t}{2}\right)\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\tan \frac{t}{2}} \times \sec ^2 \frac{t}{2} \times \frac{1}{2}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\frac{\sin t / 2}{\cos t / 2}} \times \frac{1}{\cos ^2 \frac{t}{2}} \times \frac{1}{2}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{2 \sin \frac{t}{2} \cdot \cos \frac{t}{2}}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\sin t}\right][\because \sin 2 \theta=2 \sin \theta \cos \theta]$
$=a\left(\frac{1-\sin ^2 t}{\sin t}\right)$
$ \Rightarrow \frac{d x}{d t}=a\left(\frac{\cos ^2 t}{\sin t}\right)\left[\because 1-\sin ^2 \theta=\cos ^2 \theta\right]$
Again, on differentiating both sides of $(ii)$ w.r.t $t,$ we get
$\frac{d y}{d t}= a \cos t.....................(iv)$
Therefore, $\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{\frac{d y}{d t}}{\frac{d x}{d t}}=\frac{a \cos t}{a\left(\frac{\cos ^2 t}{\sin t}\right)}$ [ from Eqs $(iii)$ and $(iv)]$
$=\frac{a \cos t}{a \cos ^2 t} \times \sin t=\tan t$
Therefore, on differentiating both sides of above equation w.r.t $x,$ we get,
$ \frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)=\frac{d}{d x}(\tan t)$
$=\frac{d}{d t}(\tan t) \frac{d t}{d x}\left[\because \frac{d}{d x} f(t)=\frac{d}{d t} f(t) \cdot \frac{d t}{d x}\right]$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=\sec ^2 t \times \frac{\sin t}{a \cos ^2 t} \text { [From Eq.(iii)] }$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=\frac{\sin t \sec ^4 t}{a} $
Therefore, on putting $t=\frac{\pi}{3}$, we get,
$ {\left[\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right]_{t=\frac{\pi}{3}}=\frac{\sin \frac{\pi}{3} \times \sec ^4 \frac{\pi}{3}}{a}=\frac{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \times(2)^4}{a}}$
$=\frac{8 \sqrt{3}}{a}$
and $y= a \sin t ...........(ii)$
Therefore, on differentiating both sides w.r.t $t,$ we get,
$\frac{d x}{d t}=a\left[\frac{d}{d t}(\cos t)+\frac{d}{d t} \log \tan \frac{t}{2}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\tan \frac{t}{2}} \frac{d}{d t}\left(\tan \frac{t}{2}\right)\right] [$by using chain rule of derivative$]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\tan \frac{t}{2}} \cdot \sec ^2 \frac{t}{2} \frac{d}{d t}\left(\frac{t}{2}\right)\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\tan \frac{t}{2}} \times \sec ^2 \frac{t}{2} \times \frac{1}{2}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\frac{\sin t / 2}{\cos t / 2}} \times \frac{1}{\cos ^2 \frac{t}{2}} \times \frac{1}{2}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{2 \sin \frac{t}{2} \cdot \cos \frac{t}{2}}\right]$
$=a\left[-\sin t+\frac{1}{\sin t}\right][\because \sin 2 \theta=2 \sin \theta \cos \theta]$
$=a\left(\frac{1-\sin ^2 t}{\sin t}\right)$
$ \Rightarrow \frac{d x}{d t}=a\left(\frac{\cos ^2 t}{\sin t}\right)\left[\because 1-\sin ^2 \theta=\cos ^2 \theta\right]$
Again, on differentiating both sides of $(ii)$ w.r.t $t,$ we get
$\frac{d y}{d t}= a \cos t.....................(iv)$
Therefore, $\frac{d y}{d x}=\frac{\frac{d y}{d t}}{\frac{d x}{d t}}=\frac{a \cos t}{a\left(\frac{\cos ^2 t}{\sin t}\right)}$ [ from Eqs $(iii)$ and $(iv)]$
$=\frac{a \cos t}{a \cos ^2 t} \times \sin t=\tan t$
Therefore, on differentiating both sides of above equation w.r.t $x,$ we get,
$ \frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)=\frac{d}{d x}(\tan t)$
$=\frac{d}{d t}(\tan t) \frac{d t}{d x}\left[\because \frac{d}{d x} f(t)=\frac{d}{d t} f(t) \cdot \frac{d t}{d x}\right]$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=\sec ^2 t \times \frac{\sin t}{a \cos ^2 t} \text { [From Eq.(iii)] }$
$\Rightarrow \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=\frac{\sin t \sec ^4 t}{a} $
Therefore, on putting $t=\frac{\pi}{3}$, we get,
$ {\left[\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right]_{t=\frac{\pi}{3}}=\frac{\sin \frac{\pi}{3} \times \sec ^4 \frac{\pi}{3}}{a}=\frac{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \times(2)^4}{a}}$
$=\frac{8 \sqrt{3}}{a}$

