Differentiation of Inverse Trigonometric Functions

The following formulas are used for differentiating inverse trigonometric functions.

d 1du
1. ( Arcsin u ) =
dx √1−u dx 2

d −1 du
2. ( Arccos u ) =
dx √1−u dx 2

d 1 du
3. ( Arctan u ) = 2
dx 1+ u dx

d −1 du
4. ( Arccot u ) = 2
dx 1+ u dx

d 1 du
5. ( Arcsec u ) =
dx u √ u −1 dx
2

d −1 du
6. (Arccsc u ) =
dx u √ u −1 dx
2

Example 1. Proof of formula No. 3.

dy dy
Example 2. If y =Arctan 4x, find Answer : =
dx dx
4
2
1+ 16 x

dy dy
Example 3. If y = Arcsin x 2, find Answer : =
dx dx
2x
√1−x 4
dy dy
Example 4. If y = Arccos ( lnx ), find Answer : =
dx dx
−1
x √ 1−ln 2 x
 dy dy
Example 5. If y = Arcsec √ 4 x +1 , find dx Answer :
dx
=

√x
x(4 x +1)

dy dy
Example 6. If y = Arccsc √ x , find Answer : =
dx dx
−1
2 x √ x −1

dy dy −1
Example 7. If y = Arccot ϐ , find Answer : =
dx dx 1+ ϐ 2

dy dy
Example 8. If y =Arctan ( lnx ), find Answer : =
dx dx
1
2
x(1+ ln x )

Problem Set

dy
Find dx and simplify the result whenever possible

dy −1
1. y = Arcsin √ 1−x 2 Answer : dx =
√1−x 2
x dy 4
2. y = Arctan 4 Answer : dx = 2
x +16

4 dy −4
3. y = Arctan x Answer : dx = 2
x +16

dy 3
4. y = Arcsin 3x Answer : dx =
√1−9 x 2
 dy √x
5. y = Arcsec √ 1+4 x Answer : dx = x (1+ 4 x)

dy 1
6. y = Arccos ( 1 –x ) Answer : dx =
√2 x−x 2

1 dy
7. y = x√ 1−4 x 2 + 2 Arcsin 2x Answer : dx
= 2√ 1−4 x 2

dy 4
8. y =Arctan [ x ¿¿ ] Answer : dx = 2
x +16

x y dy y
9. y = Arcsin y + Arccos x Answer : dx = x

dy −1
10. y = Arcsin [ ( √ 1−x 2 ) (cos 2 x +sin2 x)] Answer : dx =
√1−x 2