z Derivatives of

INVERSE
TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
 Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions

1 −1
1. 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢 2. 𝑑 arccos 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 − 𝑢2 1 − 𝑢2

1 −1
3. 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 = 2
∙ 𝑑𝑢 4. 𝑑 arccot 𝑢 = 2
∙ 𝑑𝑢
1+𝑢 1+𝑢

1 −1
5. 𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢 5. 𝑑 arccsc 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 −1 𝑢 𝑢2 −1
Example 1: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = arcsin 𝑥 2

Solution: 𝑦 = arcsin 𝑥 2
1
𝑦′ = ∙ 𝑑 𝑥2
1 − 𝑥2 2
1
𝑦′ = ∙ 2𝑥
1−𝑥 4

𝟐𝒙
𝒚′ =
𝟏 − 𝒙𝟒 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 − 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arctan 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
Example 2: Find the derivative of 𝑓 𝑤 = arctan 1 + 4𝑤

Solution: 𝑓 𝑤 = arctan 1 + 4𝑤
1
𝑓′(𝑤) = ∙ 𝑑 1 + 4𝑤
1+ 1+4𝑤 2
1
𝑓′(𝑤) = ∙ 4
1+ 1+4𝑤 2

4
𝑓′(𝑤) =
1 + 1 + 8𝑤 + 16𝑤 2
4
𝑓′(𝑤) = 1
2 + 8𝑤 + 16𝑤 2 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 =
1 − 𝑢2
∙ 𝑑𝑢

𝟐 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝒇′(𝒘) = 1 + 𝑢2
𝟏 + 𝟒𝒘 + 𝟖𝒘𝟐 𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
Example 3: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = arcsec 3𝑥

Solution: 𝑦 = arcsec 3𝑥
′
1
𝑦 = ∙ 𝑑(3𝑥)
|3𝑥| 3𝑥 2 − 1
′
1
𝑦 = (3)
2
3𝑥 9𝑥 − 1
′
𝟏
𝒚 =
𝒙 𝟗𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏 1
𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 − 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arctan 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
 𝑥
Example 4: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = arccos −
3
Solution:
𝑥
𝑦 = arccos −
3
−1 𝑥 −1 1
𝑦′ = ∙ 𝑑 − 𝑦′ = ∙ −
2 𝑥 3 9−𝑥2 3
1− −3 3

−1 1 −3 1
𝑦′ = ∙ − 𝑦′ = ∙ −
𝑥2 3 9−𝑥 2 3
1− 9
−1 1 𝟏
𝑦′ = ∙ − 𝒚′ = 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
9−𝑥 2 3 𝟗−𝒙𝟐 1 − 𝑢2
9 1
𝑑 arctan 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
Example 5: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = arctan2 𝑥 3

Solution: 𝑦 = arctan2 𝑥 3

𝑦′ = 2𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 3 ∙ 𝑑 arctan2 𝑥 3
3 1
𝑦′ = 2𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 ∙ ∙ 𝑑 𝑥3
1+ 𝑥 3 2
1
𝑦′ = 2𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 3 ∙ 3𝑥 2
1+ 𝑥 3 2
3𝑥 2
𝑦′ = 2𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 3 ∙
1+𝑥 6

6𝑥 2 3
𝑦′ = 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥
1+𝑥 6 1
𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 − 𝑢2
𝟔𝒙𝟐 𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒙𝟑 1
𝒚′ = 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 =
1 + 𝑢2
∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝟏+𝒙𝟔 1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
Example 6: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 2 arctan 𝑥 − 𝑥

Solution: 𝑦 = 1 + 𝑥 2 arctan 𝑥 − 𝑥
𝑢 v

𝑦 ′ = 1 + 𝑥 2 ∙ 𝑑 arctan 𝑥 + arctan 𝑥 𝑑 1 + 𝑥 2 − 1

𝑢 dv 𝑣 du
1
𝑦′ = 1 + 𝑥2 ∙ 1 + arctan 𝑥 2𝑥 − 1
1+𝑥 2
𝑦 ′ = 1 + arctan 𝑥 2𝑥 − 1
1
𝒚′ = 𝟐𝒙 𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒙 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 =
1 − 𝑢2
∙ 𝑑𝑢

1
𝑑 arctan 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
Example 7: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = 𝑥 arcsin 𝑥 + 1 − 𝑥 2

Solution:
𝑦 = 𝑥 arcsin 𝑥 + 1 − 𝑥 2
1 1
−2
𝑦′ = 𝑥 d arcsin x + arcsin 𝑥 𝑑 𝑥 + 1 − 𝑥2 (−2𝑥)
2
1 1 −
1
𝑦′ = 𝑥 ∙ 1 + arcsin 𝑥 (1) + 1 − 𝑥 2 2 (−2𝑥)
1 − 𝑥2 2
𝑥 𝑥
𝑦′ = + arcsin 𝑥 −
1 − 𝑥2 1 − 𝑥2 1
𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 − 𝑢2
𝒚′ = 𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒙 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
Example 8: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = cos arcsin 𝑥

Solution:
𝑦 = cos arcsin 𝑥

𝑦′ = −sin arcsin 𝑥 𝑑 arcsin 𝑥

1
𝑦′ = −sin arcsin 𝑥 ∙1
1 − 𝑥2
1
𝑦′ = −x ∙ ∙1
1 − 𝑥2
1
−𝒙 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 =
1 − 𝑢2
∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝒚′ =
𝟏 − 𝒙𝟐 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 =
1
1 + 𝑢2
∙ 𝑑𝑢
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
 1
Example 9: Find the derivative of 𝑦 = arccot − arctan 𝑥
𝑥

Solution:
1
𝑦 = arccot − arctan 𝑥
𝑥
−1 1 1 −𝑥 2 −1 1
𝑦′ = 2 𝑑 𝑥 − 1 + 𝑥 2 𝑑(𝑥) 𝑦′ = 2 2
− 2
1 𝑥 +1 𝑥 1+ 𝑥
1+
𝑥
−1 −1 1 1 1
𝑦′ = − (1) 𝑦′ = 2 −
1 𝑥2 1+ 𝑥 2 𝑥 + 1 1 + 𝑥2
1+ 2
𝑥
−1 −1 1 𝒚′ = 𝟎 𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑦′ = 2 2
− 1 − 𝑢2
𝑥 +1 𝑥 1+ 𝑥 2 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 =
1
∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑥2 1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
 𝑥 𝑦
Example 10: Find the 𝑦’ of arcsec − arccsc =𝑥−𝑦
𝑦 𝑥

Solution: 1 𝑥 −1 𝑦
𝑑 − 𝑑 = 𝑑(𝑥) − 𝑑(𝑦)
𝑥 𝑥 2 𝑦 𝑦 𝑦 2 𝑥
𝑦 𝑦
−1 −1
𝑥 𝑥

1 𝑦 1 −𝑥 1 𝑦′ −1 𝑥 1 𝑦 ′ −𝑦 1
− = 1 − 1 𝑦′
𝑥 𝑥 2 𝑦2 𝑦 𝑦 2 𝑥2
𝑦 𝑦
−1 −1
𝑥 𝑥

1 𝑦−𝑥𝑦′ −1 𝑥𝑦 ′ −𝑦
− = 1 − 𝑦′
𝑥 𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑦 𝑦2 𝑥2
−1 −1
𝑦 𝑦2 𝑥 𝑥2

1 𝑦−𝑥𝑦′ −1 𝑥𝑦 ′ −𝑦
− = 1 − 𝑦′
𝑥 𝑥2 −𝑦2 𝑦2 𝑦 𝑦2 −𝑥2 𝑥2
𝑦 𝑦2 𝑥 𝑥2
1
𝑑 arcsin 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 − 𝑢2
𝑦2 𝑦−𝑥𝑦′ −𝑥 2 𝑥𝑦 ′ −𝑦
− = 1 − 𝑦′ 1
𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦2 𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥2 𝑑 arctan 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
1 + 𝑢2
1
𝑑 arcsec 𝑢 = ∙ 𝑑𝑢
𝑢 𝑢2 − 1
 𝑥 𝑦
Example 10: Find the 𝑦’ of arcsec − arccsc =𝑥−𝑦
𝑦 𝑥
Solution: 𝑦2 𝑦−𝑥𝑦′
−
−𝑥 2 𝑥𝑦 ′ −𝑦
= 1 − 𝑦′
𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦2 𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥2
𝑦 𝑦′ 𝑥𝑦 ′ 1
− + − = 1 − 𝑦′
𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2

′ 𝑦′ 𝑥𝑦 ′ 𝑦 1
𝑦 − + =1− +
𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2

1 𝑥 𝑦 1
𝑦′ 1 − + =1− +
𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2

𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 −𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 +𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑥 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 −𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 +𝑥 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2
𝑦′ =
𝑦 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑥 𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑥 2 −𝑦 2

𝒚 𝒙 𝒚𝟐 −𝒙𝟐 𝒙𝟐 −𝒚𝟐 −𝒚 𝒚𝟐 −𝒙𝟐 +𝒙 𝒙𝟐 −𝒚𝟐

𝒚′ =
𝒙 𝒚 𝒚𝟐 −𝒙𝟐 𝒙𝟐 −𝒚𝟐 −𝒚 𝒚𝟐 −𝒙𝟐 +𝒙 𝒙𝟐 −𝒚𝟐
Home Work #11
Find the first derivative of the following functions and simplify
the result whenever possible.

𝑥 4 − 𝑥2 𝑥
1. 𝑦 = 𝑥 arcsin − 6. arctan = 𝑥 − 𝑦
2 𝑥 𝑦
1 4 sin 𝑥 𝑥 𝑦
2. 𝑦 = arctan 7. arcsin + arccos = 1
4 3 + 5 cos 𝑥 𝑦 𝑥
𝑥+3 2
3. 𝑦 = arcsin 1 − 𝑥2 8. 𝑦 =
arccsc(𝑥 + 3)
2+𝑥
4. 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑐𝑜𝑡 𝑥 + arctan
1 − 2𝑥

5. 𝑦 = 𝑥 𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝑥 − 2𝑥 + 2 1 − 𝑥 2 arcsin 𝑥