DIFFERENTIATION OF

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
 TRANSCENDENTAL FUNCTIONS
Kinds of transcendental functions:
1.logarithmic and exponential functions
2.trigonometric and inverse trigonometric
functions
3.hyperbolic and inverse hyperbolic functions
 Note:
Each pair of functions above is an inverse to
each other.
The INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Re call .

Definition s and Properties of Inverse Trigonomet ric Functions

 if y is a function of x determined by the relation
sin y  x  y is called the inverse sine function of x
denoted by y  arcsin x or y  sin -1 x
 This also mean y is the angle whose sine is x.
In general, these are the following definition s :
y  sin 1x  if sin y  x where : - π/2  y  π/2
y  cos 1x  if cos y  x where : 0  y π
y  tan 1x  if tan y  x where : - π/2  y  π/2
y  cot 1x  if cot y  x where : 0  y π
y  sec -1x  if sec y  x where : 0  y  π/2 if x  1
or π/2  y   if x  -1
y  csc 1x  if csc y  x where : 0  y  π/2 if x  1
π
or -  y 0 if x  -1
2
 DIFFERENTIATION FORMULA
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Function
In finding the derivative of y  sin -1 x , we use the definition of inverse trigonomet ric
 
function  sin y  x where -  y
2 2
Differentia ting with respect to y :
dx dy 1
cos y  or 
dy dx cos y
from the identity : cos y  1 - sin 2 y  1 - x 2
dy

1
but y  sin x 
-1  
d sin -1 x

1
dx 1- x 2 dx 1 - x2
Therefore
d
dx
 
sin -1 u 
1 du
1 - u 2 dx

In similar manner we can derive the formulas for the other

trigonomet ric functions.
 DIFFERENTIATION FORMULA
Derivative of Inverse Trigonometric Function
Differenti ation formulas for inverse trigonomet ric functions :

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

1. f  x   sin 1 x 3 2. f  x   cos 1  3 x 

f'(x) 
1
3x 
2
f'  x   
1
3 
1  x 
3 2
1  3x  2

2
3x 3
f'  x   f'  x  
1 x6 1  9x 2

3x 2
1 x6
f'  x   3 1  9x 2
 f'  x   
1 x6 1 x6 1  9x 2
1  9x 2

3x 2
1 x6
f'  x    3 1  9x 2
f'  x  
1 x6 1  9x 2
3. y  sec 1  2 x 2  4. y  2 cos 1 x

y' 
1
 4x  1  1 
y'  2   
 2x 
 x
2
2x 2 2
1 2
2 x 
1
2
y'  1 1
x 4x 4 1 y'  
1 x  x x 1  x 
2 4x 4 1
y'  
x 4x 4
1 4x 4 1 1 x 1 - x 
y'  
2 4x 4 1 x 1 - x  x 1 - x 
y' 

x 4x 4 1 
 x 1 - x 
y' 
x 1 - x 
5. h x   sin  2e 
1 1 x
2
1 2e x ex 1  4e 2 x e x 1  4e 2 x
h'  x      
2 1   2e x  2
1  4e 2x
1  4e 2 x 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
 2   x   1  4   x 2 x 4
1   2
 x  x 
8. f  x   x 2 tan 1  3 x 
 1 
f  x   x 
2
 3 
  tan 1
3x  2x
 1   3x
2

 3x 
f  x   x  2 tan 1
3 x 
 1 9x
2

 
 3 x  2 1  9 x 2 tan 1 3 x
f  x   x
 
1  9 x2 
 
5
9. y  Sec 1 (csc )
x
5 5 5 
 csc cot  2  2 2
x x x   5  5 5
y'  but ,  csc   1   cot   cot
5  5
2
 x  x x
csc  csc   1
x  x
5
y  2
'

x
EXERCISES:
A. Find the derivative and simplify the result.
1. g  x   3 tan 1 3 x 6. y  cos 1  sin x 
1 cot 1 3 x 2
2. y  x sin 2 x  cot 1 x 7. F  x  
1

2 9x

3. f  x   sin 1
4 
8. y  sin 1 tan 1 3 x 
x3
9. h x   sin 1 3 x  6 x sec 1 x 2
4. y   arc csc 2 x 
4

7 x5
10. y 
cot 1 5 x 2
5. G  x   5 x 2 Cos 1 2 x
B. Find the derivative and simplify the result.
t
1. g  t   t 4  t  4 arcsin
2
6. h y   y 5  arccos y 
5
2
 x 
2. y   cos x 1 2
7. y  arcsin  

 x 2
 4 
 1 y 
3. f  z   z arc sec 3 z
4
8. F  y   arctan  
 1 y 

4. y  7 cos 1
 2x  1
9. y  tan 4 x  cos 4 x 1

x4
5. y  tan 1  1  7 x  10. H  x  
tan 1 4 x