CBSE Class 12 Mathematics 2025: question 28
Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2025, paper 65/7/1, section C, question 28, for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q28 · 3 marks · Short answerContinuity and Differentiability
Differentiate with respect to x.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2025 board paper, set 65/7/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
The function is a chain of four layers: square root, log, sine and a polynomial.
Hint 2
Differentiate from the outside in, and multiply the derivatives of all four layers.
Step-by-step solution
Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.
- 1 mark
Let . By the chain rule, the outer square root gives .
- 1 mark
- ½ mark
- ½ mark
Answer:
Where the marks are
- Derivative of the square root (1 mark)
- Derivative of log(sin u) as (1 mark)
- Derivative of the inner function (½ mark)
- Simplified final answer (½ mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: Continuity and Differentiability (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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