Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.6 Exercises - Page 481: 24

Answer

\[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{x-x^2}}\]

Work Step by Step

\[y=g(x)=arc\cos\sqrt x\] \[\Rightarrow \cos y=\sqrt x\;\;\;...(1)\] Differentiate (1) implicitly with respect to $x$ \[-\sin y\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{1}{2\sqrt x}\] \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2\sin y\sqrt x}\] \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{1-\cos^2 y}\sqrt x}\] Using (1) \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{1-x}\sqrt x}\] \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{x-x^2}}\] Hence \[\frac{dy}{dx}=\frac{-1}{2\sqrt{x-x^2}}\]
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