Question #d4611 Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Cem Sentin Oct 8, 2017 #dy/dx=-2/(x^2+1)# or #(-2x^(-1))/[x+x^(-1)]# Explanation: #y=cos^(-1) [(x-x^(-1))/(x+x^(-1))]# =#cos^(-1) [(x^2-1)/(x^2+1)]# Take cosine both sides, #cosy=(x^2-1)/(x^2+1)# Take differentiation both sides, #-siny*dy=[2x*(x^2+1)-2x*(x^2-1)]*dx/(x^2+1)^2# #-sqrt[1-(cosy)^2]*dy=(4x*dx)/(x^2+1)^2# #-sqrt(1-[(x^2-1)/(x^2+1)]^2)*dy=(4x*dx)/(x^2+1)^2# #-sqrt[(4x^2)/(x^2+1)^2]*dy=(4x*dx)/(x^2+1)^2# #-(2x*dy)/(x^2+1)=(4x*dx)/(x^2+1)^2# #dy/dx=(4x*dx)/(x^2+1)^2*-(x^2+1)/(2x)# #dy/dx=-2/(x^2+1)# or #(-2x^(-1))/[x+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(e^x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cos^-1(x^3)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=ln(sin^-1(x))# ? See all questions in Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions Impact of this question 1452 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License