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EXERCISE 1.3 · Q147

Q.If y=cos⁡x+cos⁡x+cos⁡x+⋯∞y=\sqrt{\cos x+\sqrt{\cos x+\sqrt{\cos x+\cdots\infty}}}, show dydx=sin⁡x1−2y\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{\sin x}{1-2y}.

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Given y=cos⁡x+cos⁡x+cos⁡x+⋯∞y=\sqrt{\cos x+\sqrt{\cos x+\sqrt{\cos x+\cdots\infty}}}.

Step 1 — use self-similarity. The expression under the outermost root is cos⁡x\cos x plus the same infinite nested radical, which is yy itself:

y=cos⁡x+yy=\sqrt{\cos x+y}

Step 2 — square both sides:

y2=cos⁡x+yy^2=\cos x+y

Step 3 — differentiate implicitly:

2ydydx=−sin⁡x+dydx2y\frac{dy}{dx}=-\sin x+\frac{dy}{dx}

Step 4 — collect dy/dxdy/dx terms: …

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