Question #d4611 Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Cem Sentin Oct 8, 2017 dydx=−2x2+1 or −2x−1x+x−1 Explanation: y=cos−1[x−x−1x+x−1] =cos−1[x2−1x2+1] Take cosine both sides, cosy=x2−1x2+1 Take differentiation both sides, −siny⋅dy=[2x⋅(x2+1)−2x⋅(x2−1)]⋅dx(x2+1)2 −√1−(cosy)2⋅dy=4x⋅dx(x2+1)2 −√1−[x2−1x2+1]2⋅dy=4x⋅dx(x2+1)2 −√4x2(x2+1)2⋅dy=4x⋅dx(x2+1)2 −2x⋅dyx2+1=4x⋅dx(x2+1)2 dydx=4x⋅dx(x2+1)2⋅−x2+12x dydx=−2x2+1 or −2x−1x+x−1 Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of f(x)=sin−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cos−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=tan−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=sec−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=csc−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cot−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cos−1(x)x ? What is the derivative of f(x)=tan−1(ex) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cos−1(x3) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=ln(sin−1(x)) ? See all questions in Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions Impact of this question 1654 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License