Calculus, 10th Edition (Anton)

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Chapter 6 - Exponential, Logarithmic, And Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.3 Derivatives Of Inverse Functions; Derivatives And Integrals Involving Exponential Functions - Exercises Set 6.3 - Page 431: 3

Answer

$$\left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{{x^2}}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & f\left( x \right) = \frac{2}{{x + 3}} \cr & f'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{{{\left( {x + 3} \right)}^2}}} \cr & {\text{Calculating the inverse of the function}} \cr & y = \frac{2}{{x + 3}} \cr & x = \frac{2}{{y + 3}} \cr & x\left( {y + 3} \right) = 2 \cr & xy + 3x = 2 \cr & xy = 2 - 3x \cr & y = \frac{2}{x} - 3 \cr & {f^{ - 1}}\left( x \right) = \frac{2}{x} - 3 \cr & {\text{By the formula 2: }}\left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{f'\left( {{f^{ - 1}}\left( x \right)} \right)}} \cr & \left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{ - \frac{2}{{{{\left( {\frac{2}{x} - 3 + 3} \right)}^2}}}}} \cr & \left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = \frac{1}{{ - \frac{2}{{{{\left( {\frac{2}{x}} \right)}^2}}}}} \cr & \left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = - \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{2}{x}} \right)}^2}}}{2} = - \frac{1}{{\frac{2}{{4{x^2}}}}} \cr & \left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{{x^2}}} \cr & \cr & {\text{Differentiating }}\left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)\left( x \right){\text{ directly}} \cr & \left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = \frac{d}{{dx}}\left[ {\frac{2}{x} - 3} \right] \cr & \left( {{f^{ - 1}}} \right)'\left( x \right) = - \frac{2}{{{x^2}}} \cr} $$
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