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Calculus
Derivatives & Differentiation
AP Calculus BC
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
Inverse Function Derivatives
ddx[arcsin(ua)]=\frac{d}{dx}\left\lbrack\mathrm{arcsin}\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)\right\rbrack=dxd[arcsin(au)]=
u′a2−u2\frac{u^{\prime}}{\sqrt{a^2-u^2}}a2−u2u′
\frac{d}{\differentialD x}\left\lbrack\text{arccos}\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)\right\rbrack=
−u′a2−u2\frac{-u^{\prime}}{\sqrt{a^2-u^2}}a2−u2−u′
ddxarctan[(ua)]=\frac{d}{dx}\arctan\left\lbrack\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)\right\rbrack=dxdarctan[(au)]=
aa2+u2\frac{a^{}}{a^2+u^2}a2+u2a
ddx[arccot(ua)]=\frac{d}{dx}\left\lbrack arc\cot\left(\frac{u}{a}\right)\right\rbrack=dxd[arccot(au)]=
−u′a2−u2\frac{-u^{\prime}}{a^2-u^2}a2−u2−u′
ddx[arcsec(u)]=\frac{d}{dx}\left\lbrack\operatorname{arcsec}\left(u\right)\right\rbrack=dxd[arcsec(u)]=
u′∣u∣u2−1\frac{u^{\prime}}{\left|u\right|\sqrt{u^{^2}-1}}∣u∣u2−1u′
ddx[arccsc(u)]=\frac{d}{dx}\left\lbrack\operatorname{arccsc}\left(u\right)\right\rbrack=dxd[arccsc(u)]=
−u′∣u∣u2−1\frac{-u^{\prime}}{\left|u\right|\sqrt{u^2-1}}∣u∣u2−1−u′