Calculus problem #2661

Calculus Level 2

If f ( x ) = 120 cos x 1 + sin x f(x) = -\frac { 120 \cos x} { 1 + \sin x } , what is the value of f ( π 6 ) f'( \frac{ \pi}{6} ) ?


The answer is 80.

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2 solutions

Abubakarr Yillah
Jan 8, 2014

Applying the quotient rule f ( x ) = 120 s i n x + 120 s i n 2 x + 120 c o s 2 x ( 1 + s i n x ) 2 f'({x})=\frac{120sinx+120sin^2x+120cos^2x}{(1+sinx)^2}

Which simplifies to f ( x ) = 120 1 + s i n x f'({x})=\frac{120}{1+sinx}

Thus f ( π 6 ) = 120 1 + s i n ( π 6 ) f'({\frac{\pi}{6}})=\frac{120}{1+sin(\frac{\pi}{6})}

and f ( π 6 ) = 240 3 f'({\frac{\pi}{6}})=\frac{240}{3}

Therefore f ( π 6 ) = 80 f'({\frac{\pi}{6}})=\boxed{80}

Divyansh Khatri
Jan 30, 2015

When we apply the quotient rule, we get f'(x)={(1+sinx)120sinx+120cosx(cosx)}/(1+sinx)^2 On putting x=π/6 we get f'(π/6)={(90+90)×4}/9=80

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