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Find the derivative of h ( x ) = cos −1 ( 3 x 1 ) .

h ( x ) = −3 6 x 9 x 2

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Applying the inverse tangent function

The position of a particle at time t is given by s ( t ) = tan −1 ( 1 t ) for t 1 2 . Find the velocity of the particle at time t = 1 .

Begin by differentiating s ( t ) in order to find v ( t ) . Thus,

v ( t ) = s ( t ) = 1 1 + ( 1 t ) 2 · −1 t 2 .

Simplifying, we have

v ( t ) = 1 t 2 + 1 .

Thus, v ( 1 ) = 1 2 .

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Find the equation of the line tangent to the graph of f ( x ) = sin −1 x at x = 0 .

y = x

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Key concepts

  • The inverse function theorem allows us to compute derivatives of inverse functions without using the limit definition of the derivative.
  • We can use the inverse function theorem to develop differentiation formulas for the inverse trigonometric functions.

Key equations

  • Inverse function theorem
    ( f −1 ) ( x ) = 1 f ( f −1 ( x ) ) whenever f ( f −1 ( x ) ) 0 and f ( x ) is differentiable.
  • Power rule with rational exponents
    d d x ( x m / n ) = m n x ( m / n ) 1 .
  • Derivative of inverse sine function
    d d x sin −1 x = 1 1 ( x ) 2
  • Derivative of inverse cosine function
    d d x cos −1 x = −1 1 ( x ) 2
  • Derivative of inverse tangent function
    d d x tan −1 x = 1 1 + ( x ) 2
  • Derivative of inverse cotangent function
    d d x cot −1 x = −1 1 + ( x ) 2
  • Derivative of inverse secant function
    d d x sec −1 x = 1 | x | ( x ) 2 1
  • Derivative of inverse cosecant function
    d d x csc −1 x = −1 | x | ( x ) 2 1

For the following exercises, use the graph of y = f ( x ) to

  1. sketch the graph of y = f −1 ( x ) , and
  2. use part a. to estimate ( f −1 ) ( 1 ) .
A curved line starting at (−2, 0) and passing through (−1, 1) and (2, 2).

a.
A curved line starting at (−3, 0) and passing through (−2, 1) and (1, 2). There is another curved line that is symmetric with this about the line x = y. That is, it starts at (0, −3) and passes through (1, −2) and (2, 1).
b. ( f −1 ) ( 1 ) ~ 2

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A quarter circle starting at (0, 4) and ending at (4, 0).

a.
A quarter circle starting at (0, 4) and ending at (4, 0).
b. ( f −1 ) ( 1 ) ~ 1 / 3

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For the following exercises, use the functions y = f ( x ) to find

  1. d f d x at x = a and
  2. x = f −1 ( y ) .
  3. Then use part b. to find d f −1 d y at y = f ( a ) .

f ( x ) = 6 x 1 , x = −2

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f ( x ) = 2 x 3 3 , x = 1

a. 6, b. x = f −1 ( y ) = ( y + 3 2 ) 1 / 3 , c. 1 6

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f ( x ) = 9 x 2 , 0 x 3 , x = 2

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f ( x ) = sin x , x = 0

a. 1 , b. x = f −1 ( y ) = sin −1 y , c. 1

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For each of the following functions, find ( f −1 ) ( a ) .

f ( x ) = x 2 + 3 x + 2 , x −1 , a = 2

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f ( x ) = x 3 + 2 x + 3 , a = 0

1 5

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f ( x ) = x 2 x , x < 0 , a = 1

1 3

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f ( x ) = x + sin x , a = 0

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f ( x ) = tan x + 3 x 2 , a = 0

1

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For each of the given functions y = f ( x ) ,

  1. find the slope of the tangent line to its inverse function f −1 at the indicated point P , and
  2. find the equation of the tangent line to the graph of f −1 at the indicated point.

f ( x ) = 4 1 + x 2 , P ( 2 , 1 )

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f ( x ) = x 4 , P ( 2 , 8 )

a. 4 , b. y = 4 x

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f ( x ) = ( x 3 + 1 ) 4 , P ( 16 , 1 )

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f ( x ) = x 3 x + 2 , P ( −8 , 2 )

a. 1 96 , b. y = 1 13 x + 18 13

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f ( x ) = x 5 + 3 x 3 4 x 8 , P ( −8 , 1 )

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For the following exercises, find d y d x for the given function.

y = sin −1 ( x 2 )

2 x 1 x 4

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y = sec −1 ( 1 x )

−1 1 x 2

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y = ( 1 + tan −1 x ) 3

3 ( 1 + tan −1 x ) 2 1 + x 2

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y = cos −1 ( 2 x ) · sin −1 ( 2 x )

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y = 1 tan −1 ( x )

−1 ( 1 + x 2 ) ( tan −1 x ) 2

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y = cot −1 4 x 2

x ( 5 x 2 ) 4 x 2

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For the following exercises, use the given values to find ( f −1 ) ( a ) .

f ( π ) = 0 , f ( π ) = −1 , a = 0

−1

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f ( 6 ) = 2 , f ( 6 ) = 1 3 , a = 2

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f ( 1 3 ) = −8 , f ( 1 3 ) = 2 , a = −8

1 2

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f ( 3 ) = 1 2 , f ( 3 ) = 2 3 , a = 1 2

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f ( 1 ) = −3 , f ( 1 ) = 10 , a = −3

1 10

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f ( 1 ) = 0 , f ( 1 ) = −2 , a = 0

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[T] The position of a moving hockey puck after t seconds is s ( t ) = tan −1 t where s is in meters.

  1. Find the velocity of the hockey puck at any time t .
  2. Find the acceleration of the puck at any time t .
  3. Evaluate a. and b. for t = 2 , 4 , and 6 seconds.
  4. What conclusion can be drawn from the results in c.?

a. v ( t ) = 1 1 + t 2 b. a ( t ) = −2 t ( 1 + t 2 ) 2 c. ( a ) 0.2 , 0.06 , 0.03 ; ( b ) 0.16 , −0.028 , −0.0088 d. The hockey puck is decelerating/slowing down at 2, 4, and 6 seconds.

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[T] A building that is 225 feet tall casts a shadow of various lengths x as the day goes by. An angle of elevation θ is formed by lines from the top and bottom of the building to the tip of the shadow, as seen in the following figure. Find the rate of change of the angle of elevation d θ d x when x = 272 feet.

A building is shown with height 225 ft. A triangle is made with the building height as the opposite side from the angle θ. The adjacent side has length x.
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[T] A pole stands 75 feet tall. An angle θ is formed when wires of various lengths of x feet are attached from the ground to the top of the pole, as shown in the following figure. Find the rate of change of the angle d θ d x when a wire of length 90 feet is attached.

A flagpole is shown with height 75 ft. A triangle is made with the flagpole height as the opposite side from the angle θ. The hypotenuse has length x.

−0.0168 radians per foot

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[T] A television camera at ground level is 2000 feet away from the launching pad of a space rocket that is set to take off vertically, as seen in the following figure. The angle of elevation of the camera can be found by θ = tan −1 ( x 2000 ) , where x is the height of the rocket. Find the rate of change of the angle of elevation after launch when the camera and the rocket are 5000 feet apart.

A rocket is shown with in the air with the distance from its nose to the ground being x. A triangle is made with the rocket height as the opposite side from the angle θ. The adjacent side has length 2000.
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[T] A local movie theater with a 30-foot-high screen that is 10 feet above a person’s eye level when seated has a viewing angle θ (in radians) given by θ = cot −1 x 40 cot −1 x 10 ,

where x is the distance in feet away from the movie screen that the person is sitting, as shown in the following figure.

A person is shown with a right triangle coming from their eye (the right angle being on the opposite side from the eye), with height 10 and base x. There is a line drawn from the eye to the top of the screen, which makes an angle θ with the triangle’s hypotenuse. The screen has a height of 30.
  1. Find d θ d x .
  2. Evaluate d θ d x for x = 5 , 10 , 15 , and 20.
  3. Interpret the results in b..
  4. Evaluate d θ d x for x = 25 , 30 , 35 , and 40
  5. Interpret the results in d. At what distance x should the person stand to maximize his or her viewing angle?

a. d θ d x = 10 100 + x 2 40 1600 + x 2 b. 18 325 , 9 340 , 42 4745 , 0 c. As a person moves farther away from the screen, the viewing angle is increasing, which implies that as he or she moves farther away, his or her screen vision is widening. d. 54 12905 , 3 500 , 198 29945 , 9 1360 e. As the person moves beyond 20 feet from the screen, the viewing angle is decreasing. The optimal distance the person should stand for maximizing the viewing angle is 20 feet.

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Source:  OpenStax, Calculus volume 1. OpenStax CNX. Feb 05, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11964/1.2
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