Comprehension

Consider the following for the two (02) items that follow:
Let  \(y = \sin^{-1} \left( x - \frac{4x^3}{27} \right).\)

What is  \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) euqal to ?

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  1. \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{9-x^2}}\)
  2. \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3-x^2}}\)
  3. \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{9-x^2}}\)
  4. \(\frac{9}{\sqrt{9-x^2}}\)

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Option 3 : \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{9-x^2}}\)
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Calculation:

Given,

The function is \( y = 3 \sin^{-1} \left( \frac{x}{3} \right) \), and we are tasked with finding the derivative of y , i.e., \( \frac{dy}{dx} \).

The general derivative of \( \sin^{-1}(u) \) is:

\( \frac{d}{dx} \sin^{-1}(u) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - u^2}} \cdot \frac{du}{dx} \), where\( u = \frac{x}{3} \)

\( \frac{du}{dx} = \frac{1}{3} \)

Apply the chain rule to find the derivative of y :

\( \frac{dy}{dx} = 3 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \left( \frac{x}{3} \right)^2}} \times \frac{1}{3} \)

\( \frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - \frac{x^2}{9}}} = \frac{3}{\sqrt{9 - x^2}} \)

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3. 

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