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Derivative of sin^-1 or cos^-1 of 2t/(1 + t^2) or (1 - t^2)/(1 + t^2) forms

This type of question, asked 8 times: 2 May 2023 S2, 4 May 2023 S2, 11 May 2023 S1, 10 May 2024 S1, 12 May 2024 S2, 22 Apr 2025 S1, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 19 Apr 2026 S2. All 8 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2 May 2023 S2

    134
    If f(x)=sin⁡−1 ⁣(2⋅3x1+9x)f(x) = \sin^{-1}\!\left(\frac{2\cdot3^x}{1+9^x}\right), then f′ ⁣(12)f'\!\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) equals

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  2. Question 2

    4 May 2023 S2

    105
    ddxcos⁡−1 ⁣(x−1xx+1x)=\frac{d}{dx}\cos^{-1}\!\left(\frac{x-\frac{1}{x}}{x+\frac{1}{x}}\right)=

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  3. Question 3

    11 May 2023 S1

    107
    If y=sin⁡−1(log⁡x21+(log⁡x)2)y = \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{\log x^2}{1+(\log x)^2}\right), then dydx∣x=1=\left.\frac{dy}{dx}\right|_{x=1} =

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  4. Question 4

    10 May 2024 S1

    136
    If y=cos⁡−1 ⁣(a2x4+a4)y=\cos^{-1}\!\left(\frac{a^2}{\sqrt{x^4+a^4}}\right), then dydx\frac{dy}{dx} is

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  5. Question 5

    12 May 2024 S2

    108
    If f(x)=sin⁡−1 ⁣(2log⁡x1+(log⁡x)2)f(x) = \sin^{-1}\!\left(\frac{2\log x}{1+(\log x)^2}\right), then f′(e)f'(e) is

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  6. Question 6

    22 Apr 2025 S1

    127
    If y=sin⁡−1(2x1+x2)+sec⁡−1(1+x21−x2)y=\sin^{- 1}\left( \frac{2x}{1 +x^{2}} \right)+\sec^{- 1}\left( \frac{1 +x^{2}}{1 -x^{2}} \right) then the value of dy dx\frac{dy}{\text{ }dx} at x=3x=\sqrt{3} is

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  7. Question 7

    16 Apr 2026 S2

    73
    If y=cos⁡−1(1−4x1+4x)y = \cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac{1 - 4^x}{1 + 4^x}\right), then dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} at x=1x = 1 is

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  8. Question 8

    19 Apr 2026 S2

    72
    If y=sin⁡−1(25−x225+x2)y = \sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{25 - x^2}{25 + x^2}\right), then y′(1)y'(1) is...

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