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Q.If y=tan⁡x+tan⁡x+tan⁡x+…+∞y = \sqrt{\tan x + \sqrt{\tan x + \sqrt{\tan x + \ldots + \infty}}}, then show that dydx=sec⁡2x2y−1\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \dfrac{\sec^2 x}{2y-1}. Find dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} at x=0x=0.

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Square the nested-radical relation to get y2=tan⁡x+yy^2=\tan x+y, then differentiate implicitly.

Given y=tan⁡x+yy=\sqrt{\tan x+y} (from the infinite nesting), so y2=tan⁡x+yy^2=\tan x+y.

Differentiating w.r.t. xx: 2ydydx=sec⁡2x+dydx⇒dydx(2y−1)=sec⁡2x⇒dydx=sec⁡2x2y−12y\dfrac{dy}{dx}=\sec^2x+\dfrac{dy}{dx} \Rightarrow \dfrac{dy}{dx}(2y-1)=\sec^2x \Rightarrow \dfrac{dy}{dx}=\dfrac{\sec^2x}{2y-1}

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