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DIFFERENTIATION OF INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

If u = f(x) and can be differentiate, then the following formula can be used.

1 < u < 1

1 < u < 1

<u <

1< u

<u <

1< u

d
du
1
sin 1 u =
,
2
dx
1 u dx
d
1 du
cos 1 u =
,
dx
1 u 2 dx
d
1 du
tan 1 u =
,
dx
1 + u 2 dx

1
d
du
sec 1 u =
,
dx
u u 2 1 dx
d
1 du
cot 1 u =
,
dx
1 + u 2 dx

1
d
du
csc 1 u =
,
2
dx
dx
u u 1
Example :
Find

dy
if y = sin 1 ( x 3 ) .
dx

a n a m = a n+m

Solution :

(a )

n m

du
= 3x 2
dx
dy d
du
1
=
sin 1 u =
2
dx dx
1 u dx
dy
1
3x 2
2
=
(3 x ) =
dx
1 ( x3 )2
1 x6

Let u = x 3

= a n m

Try This ! Differentiate.


1. y = sec 1 (e x )

2. y = csc 1 (3e 2 x )

3. y = cos 1 (cos x)

4. y = tan 1 ( x 2 )

5. y = sin 1 x + cos 1 x

6. y = ln(cos 1 x)

INTEGRATION INVOLVING INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION


The derivative formula yield useful integration formulas.

du

= sin 1

a2 u2

u
+c
a

du
u
1
= tan 1 + c
2
a
a
a +u
2

u u

du
2

1
u
sec 1 + c
a
a

Example :

dx
1 9x 2

Solution :

dx
1 9x

dx
1 (3 x)
2

. Compare with

u = 3x
du
Here, du
so
= dx .
=3
3
dx

By substitution, integrate.

du
1 u2

dx
1 (3 x) 2

du / 3
1 u2

1
3

du
1 u2

1
1 1
sin u + c = sin 1 (3 x) + c .
3
3

Try this !
1.

4.

dx
1 4x 2
dx
x 2 1

2.

5.

dx
1 16 x 2
dx
9 4x 2

3.

sec 2 x dx
1 tan 2 x
6.

t
dt
t +1
4

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