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Derivative of one function with respect to another: (du/dx) / (dv/dx)

This type of question, asked 7 times: 3 May 2023 S2, 9 May 2023 S1, 9 May 2024 S1, 20 Apr 2025 S2, 21 Apr 2025 S1, 26 Apr 2025 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S1. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    3 May 2023 S2

    146
    Derivative of sin⁡2x\sin^{2}x with respect to ecos⁡xe^{\cos x} is

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2023 S1

    124
    Derivative of exe^{x} w.r.t. x\sqrt{x} is

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  3. Question 3

    9 May 2024 S1

    127
    The rate of change of x2+16\sqrt{x^2+16} with respect to xx−1\frac{x}{x-1} at x=5x=5 is

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  4. Question 4

    20 Apr 2025 S2

    146
    If u=tan⁡−1xtan⁡−1x+1u =\frac{\tan^{- 1}x}{\tan^{- 1}x+ 1} and v=tan⁡−1(tan⁡−1x)v =\tan^{- 1}\left( \tan^{- 1}x \right) then dudv=\frac{du}{dv}=

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  5. Question 5

    21 Apr 2025 S1

    135
    If y=Kcos⁡−1x1+Kcos⁡−1xy=\frac{K^{\cos^{- 1}x}}{1 +K^{\cos^{- 1}x}} and t=Kcos⁡−1xt =K^{\cos^{- 1}x}, then dydt=\frac{dy}{dt}=

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  6. Question 6

    26 Apr 2025 S2

    136
    If u=log⁡(x−1−x+1)u= \log(\sqrt{x- 1}-\sqrt{x+ 1}) and v=x+1+x−1v=\sqrt{x+ 1}+\sqrt{x- 1} then dudv=\frac{du}{dv}=... .

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  7. Question 7

    19 Apr 2026 S1

    74
    The derivative of log⁡10x\log_{10}x with respect to log⁡x10\log_x 10 is

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