The Derivative of y = Sin-1x
We start by letting for which we want to find the derivative .
We have already derived the relationship
Now, we note that and so we may continue the above line as
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We evaluate , where y = by looking at the right triangle in which the relationship
holds. So, in this triangle the side opposite the angle equals , the hypotenuse equals , and the side adjacent to the angle equals .
This is a triangle as below
Therefore, we have that the derivative of is given by
or,
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