Lesson 9

Differentiation of
Inverse Trigonometric
Functions
OBJECTIVES

• to derive the formula for the derivatives of the

inverse trigonometric functions;
• to apply the derivative formulas to solve for the
derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions;
and
• to solve problems involving derivatives of
inverse trigonometric functions.
 The INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
.
 DIFFERENTIATION FORMULA
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric
Function
 Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric
Differentiation formulasFunction
for inverse trigonometric functions :

1.
d
 
sin 1 u 
1 du
dx 1  u 2 dx
2.
d
 
cos 1 u  
1 du
dx 1  u 2 dx
3.
d
dx
 1
tan u  1 du
1  u 2 dx
4.
d
dx
 1

cot u  
1 du
1  u 2 dx
5.
d
 1
sec u  1 du
dx u u 2  1 dx
6.
d
 
csc 1 u  
1 du
dx u u 2  1 dx
A. Find the derivative of each of the
following functions and simplify the
result: 1 3 3. y  sec 1 2 x 2 
1. f x   sin x
1 1
f'(x)  3x 2
 y' 
2x 
4x 
1  x 3 
2 2
2 2x 2
1
2
3x 2 y' 
f' x   x 4x 4 1
1 x 6

2. f x   cos 1
3 x 4. y  2 cos 1 x
1 1  1 
f' x    3  y'  2    
1  3x  2
1  x 2
2 x 

3 1 1
f' x   y'  
1  9x 2 1 x  x x x2
5. hx   sin 2e
1 1 x
2
 
2e x ex
h' x   
1

2 1  2e x   2
1  4e 2 x

6. g t   sec 1 5t  csc 1 5t
1 ( 1)
g' t   5   5 
5t 25t 1 2
5t 25t 1 2

g' t   0

7. g x   cot 1
2
x
1 2
g'  x  
2
    g'  x  
2
 2   x   1  4   x 2
2 2

1   x 2
4
 x 
2
 x
8. f x   x 2 tan 1 3 x 

5
9. y  Sec 1 (csc )
x
5 5 5 
 csc cot  2  2 2
x x  x  but ,  5  5 5
y'   csc   1   cot   cot
5  5
2  x   x  x
csc  csc   1
x  x
5
y  2
'