12.3 Notes Derivatives of Inverse Trig and Inverse Functions
12.3 Notes Derivatives of Inverse Trig and Inverse Functions
Graphs of
Inverse Trig
Functions
Inverse Trig
Derivative 𝑑𝑑 𝑢𝑢′
Formulas [arcsin 𝑢𝑢] =
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 √1−𝑢𝑢2
𝑑𝑑 𝑢𝑢′
[arccos 𝑢𝑢] = −
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 √1−𝑢𝑢2
𝑑𝑑 𝑢𝑢′
[arctan 𝑢𝑢] =
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 1 + 𝑢𝑢2
Inverse 1
Function If 𝑓𝑓(𝑎𝑎) = 𝑏𝑏 , then 𝑓𝑓 −1 (𝑏𝑏) = 𝑎𝑎 therefore: (𝑓𝑓 −1 )′ (𝑏𝑏) =
Differentiation 𝑓𝑓′ (𝑎𝑎)
Examples Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = √𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 2 + 1. Find (𝑓𝑓 −1 )′ when 𝑓𝑓 −1 (3) = 1.