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Ch. 3 - Derivatives
Briggs - Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 3.10.71

67–78. Derivatives of inverse functions Consider the following functions (on the given interval, if specified). Find the derivative of the inverse function.


f(x) = e^3x+1

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First, understand that if y = f(x) = e^(3x+1), then the inverse function, denoted as f^(-1)(y), is the function that satisfies x = f^(-1)(y).
To find the derivative of the inverse function, we use the formula: (f^(-1))'(y) = 1 / f'(x), where x = f^(-1)(y).
Calculate the derivative of the original function f(x) = e^(3x+1). Using the chain rule, the derivative f'(x) = 3e^(3x+1).
Substitute f'(x) into the inverse derivative formula: (f^(-1))'(y) = 1 / (3e^(3x+1)).
Since y = e^(3x+1), solve for x in terms of y to express x = f^(-1)(y). Then substitute this expression for x back into the formula for (f^(-1))'(y) to find the derivative of the inverse function in terms of y.

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