DIFFERENTIATION OF INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

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

d
[
sin −1 u = ] 1 du
, −1 < u < 1
dx 1 − u dx
2

d
[
cos −1 u = ]− 1 du
, −1 < u < 1
dx 1 − u 2 dx

d
dx
[
tan −1 u = ] 1 du
1 + u 2 dx
, −∞ <u < ∞

d
[
sec −1 u = ] 1 du
, 1< u
dx u u 2 − 1 dx

d
dx
[
cot −1 u = ] − 1 du
1 + u 2 dx
, −∞ <u < ∞

d
[
csc −1 u = ] −1 du
, 1< u
dx u u −1
2 dx

Example :

dy
Find if y = sin −1 ( x 3 ) .
dx

Solution : a n ⋅ a m = a n+m
(a )
n m
= a n× m
du
Let u = x 3 ⇒ = 3x 2
dx
dy d
= [
sin −1 u = ] 1 du
dx dx 1 − u dx
2

dy 1 3x 2
= (3 x ) =
2

dx 1 − ( x3 )2 1 − x6
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 u
= sin −1 +c
a2 − u2 a

∫
du 1 u
= tan −1 + c
a +u
2 2
a a

∫u u
du 1 u
= sec −1 + c
2
−a 2 a a

Example :

∫
dx
1 − 9x 2

Solution :

∫ ∫
dx dx du
1 − 9x 2
= ∫ 1 − (3 x)
2 2
. Compare with
1− u2
.

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

By substitution, integrate.
∫ ∫ ∫
dx du / 3 1 du 1 −1 1
= = = sin u + c = sin −1 (3 x) + c .
1 − (3 x) 2 1− u2 3 1− u2 3 3

Try this !

∫ ∫
dx dx sec 2 x dx
1.
1 − 4x 2
2. ∫ 1 − 16 x 2
3.
1 − tan 2 x

∫x ∫ ∫
dx dx t
4. 5. 6. dt
x 2 −1 9 − 4x 2 t +1
4