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Differentiating Harder Trigonometric Functions

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

h(x)=1f(x)h(x) = \frac{1}{f(x)}

Rules for differentiating 1f(x)\frac{1}{f(x)}

f(x)f(x)f(x)f'(x)
tankx\tan kxksec2kxk\sec^{2}kx
seckx\sec kxkseckx×tankxk \sec kx \times \tan kx
cotkx\cot kxk cosec2 kx-k \space \text{cosec}^2 \space kx
cosec kx\text{cosec } kxk cosec kx×cotkx-k \space \text{cosec} \space kx \times \cot kx

arcf(x)=f1x\text{arc} f(x) = f^{-1}x

Rules for differentiating arcf(x)\text{arc}f(x)

f(x)f(x)f(x)f'(x)
arcsinx\arcsin x11x2\frac{1}{\sqrt{ 1-x^2 }}
arccosx\arccos x11x2-\frac{1}{\sqrt{ 1 - x^2 }}
arctanx\arctan x11+x2\frac{1}{1+x^2}