Inverse function rule and inverse trig derivatives
Grade 12 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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f(x) = x + eˣ is always increasing, so it has an inverse g. Ari finds g′(1). What is it?
f(x) = x⁵ + x³ + x is always increasing, so it has an inverse g. Bo finds g′(3). What is it?
f(x) = x³ + 4x − 2 is always increasing, so it has an inverse g. Esme finds g′(3). What is it?
f(x) = x³ + 2x is always increasing, so it has an inverse g. Jun finds g′(-3). What is it?
A camera 300 m from a launch pad tracks a rocket rising 250 m/s, at angle θ = arctan(h/300). Kira finds dθ/dt at h = 400. What is it, in radians per second?
A sensor 30 m from a pole tracks a kite climbing it at 10 m/s, at angle θ = arctan(h/30). Luz finds dθ/dt at h = 40. What is it, in radians per second?
A lamp 8 m from a wall lights a balloon rising 3 m/s, at angle θ = arctan(h/8). Noah finds dθ/dt at h = 6. What is it, in radians per second?
Pia wants the exact slope of f(x) = arcsin x at x = 1/2. What is f′(1/2)?
- f′(1/2) = 4/3
- f′(1/2) = 2√3/3
- f′(1/2) = −2√3/3
- f′(1/2) = √2
Ren wants the exact slope of f(x) = arccos x at x = √3/2. What is f′(√3/2)?
- f′(√3/2) = 2
- f′(√3/2) = −2
- f′(√3/2) = −4
- f′(√3/2) = −(√3 + 1)
Zee wants the exact slope of f(x) = arccos x at x = 1/2. What is f′(1/2)?
- f′(1/2) = −√2
- f′(1/2) = 2√3/3
- f′(1/2) = −4/3
- f′(1/2) = −2√3/3