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If \(y=x^{x^2}\), then \(\frac{d y}{d x}\) is equal to
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Options:
  • A \((2 \ln x)\)
  • B \((2 \ln x+1)\)
  • C \((\ln \ln x+1) x^{x^2}\)
  • D None of these
Solution:
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The correct answer is: None of these
Consider \(y=x^{x^2} \Rightarrow \ln y=x^2 \ln x\)
\(\begin{aligned}
& \frac{1}{y} \frac{d y}{d x}=2 x \ln x+x^2 \cdot \frac{1}{x}=x(1+2 \ln x) \\
& \frac{d y}{d x}=x^{x^2} \cdot x(1+2 \ln x)=x^{x^2+1}(1+2 \ln x)
\end{aligned}\)

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