Concept understanding — Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Inverse trigonometric functions (sin−1x,cos−1x,tan−1x,cot−1x,sec−1x,cosec−1x) are multi-valued in general, so a principal branch (a restricted domain and range) is fixed for each before differentiating. Each derivative is found by treating y= (inverse trig function of x) as x= (trig function of y), differentiating implicitly with respect to y, and using a Pythagorean identity to express the result back in terms of x. The six standard results are: dxdsin−1x=1−x21, dxdcos−1x=−1−x21, dxdtan−1x=1+x21, dxdcot−1x=−1+x21, dxdsec−1x=xx2−11 (for x>1; sign flips for x<−1), and dxdcosec−1x=−xx2−11 (for x>1; sign flips for x<−1). When the argument is a function f(x) rather than pla …
Let N=2x+1, D=1−3⋅4x, so y=tan−1(N/D) and dxdy=D2+N2N′D−ND′. Here N′=2x+1ln2 and D′=−3⋅4xln4=−6⋅4xln2. So N′D−ND′=2x+1ln2(1−3⋅4x)+2x+1⋅6⋅4xln2=2x+1ln2[(1−3⋅4x)+6⋅4x]=2x+1ln2(1+3⋅4x). Also $D^2+N^2=(1-3\cdot4^x)^2+(2^{x+1})^2=1-6\cdot4^x+9\cdot16^x+4\cdot4^x=9\cdot16^ …