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
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 DIFFERENTIATION FORMULA
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Function
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Function
Differenti ation formulas for inverse trigonometric functions :

1.
d
dx
 1
sin u  1 du
1  u 2 dx
2.
d
dx
 
cos 1 u  
1 du
1  u 2 dx
3.
d
dx
 
tan 1 u 
1 du
1  u 2 dx
4.
d
dx
 
cot 1 u  
1 du
1  u 2 dx
5.
d
dx
 
sec 1 u 
1 du
u u 2  1 dx

6.
d
dx
 1

csc u  
1 du
u u 2  1 dx
A. Find the derivative of each of the
following functions and simplify the result:
1. f  x   sin 1 x 3 3. y  sec 1 2 x 2  
1
f'(x) 
1
3x  2 y' 
 2x 
 4x 
 
2
1 x3
2 2x 2 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 x 2
 1 1 x
5. h x   sin 2e
2
 
1 2e x ex
h'  x    
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 2
1 5t 25t 2
1
g' t   0

2
7. g  x   cot 1
x
1  2 2 2
g'  x   2  2    g'  x  
 2   x   1  4   x 2 x 2
4
1  2
 x  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' 
x2