Textbook Question
47–56. Derivatives of inverse functions at a point Consider the following functions. In each case, without finding the inverse, evaluate the derivative of the inverse at the given point.
f(x) = 1/2x+8; (10,4)
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6. Derivatives of Inverse, Exponential, & Logarithmic Functions
Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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Textbook Question
Find (f^−1)′(3), where f(x)=x³+x+1.
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Step 1: Understand the problem. We need to find the derivative of the inverse function \( (f^{-1})'(3) \) for the function \( f(x) = x^3 + x + 1 \).
Step 2: Use the formula for the derivative of an inverse function: \( (f^{-1})'(y) = \frac{1}{f'(x)} \) where \( f(x) = y \).
Step 3: Find \( x \) such that \( f(x) = 3 \). This means solving the equation \( x^3 + x + 1 = 3 \) to find the value of \( x \).
Step 4: Compute the derivative \( f'(x) \) of the function \( f(x) = x^3 + x + 1 \). The derivative is \( f'(x) = 3x^2 + 1 \).
Step 5: Evaluate \( f'(x) \) at the \( x \) found in Step 3, and use the formula from Step 2 to find \( (f^{-1})'(3) = \frac{1}{f'(x)} \).
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Inverse Function
An inverse function reverses the effect of the original function. For a function f(x), its inverse f^(-1)(y) satisfies the equation f(f^(-1)(y)) = y. To find the derivative of an inverse function at a specific point, we often use the relationship between the derivatives of the original and inverse functions.
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