Lesson 8

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 FORMULAS
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Function
Differenti ation formulas for inverse trigonomet ric functions :
d 1 du
1.
dx
 
sin 1 u 
1  u 2 dx
d 1 du
2.
dx
 1

cos u  
1  u 2 dx
d 1 du
3.
dx
 1

tan u 
1  u 2 dx
d 1 du
4.
dx
 1

cot u  
1  u 2 dx
d 1 du
5.
dx
 1

sec u 
u u 2  1 dx
d 1 du
6.
dx
 1

csc u  
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)  3x 2
y' 
1
4x 
1 x   3 2
2x 2
2x  2 2
1
2
3x 2
f' x   y' 
1 x6 x 4x 4
1

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

1  x 2
2 x 
3
f' x   1 1
1  9x 2 y'  
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 
2 2
5t 25t 1 5t 25t 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   x2 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
5. y  arctan(sin h x 2 )

2 x cosh x 2
y' 
1  sinh x 
2 2

2 x cosh x 2
y' 
cosh x 
2 2

y'  2 x sec h x 2