Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions

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Ch. 7 - Transcendental Functions

Problema 7.1.51

Capitolo 7, Problema 7.1.51

Let f(x) = x³ − 3x² − 1, x ≥ 2. Find the value of df⁻¹/dx at the point x = −1 = f(3).

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First, identify the function given: \(f(x) = x^{3} - 3x^{2} - 1\) with the domain \(x \geq 2\). We are asked to find the derivative of the inverse function \(f^{-1}(x)\) at the point where \(x = -1\), which corresponds to \(f(3) = -1\).

Recall the formula for the derivative of the inverse function: \(\frac{d}{dx} f^{-1}(x) = \frac{1}{f'(f^{-1}(x))}\). This means we need to find \(f'(x)\) and evaluate it at \(x = f^{-1}(-1)\), which is \(x=3\) since \(f(3) = -1\).

Compute the derivative of \(f(x)\): \(f'(x) = \frac{d}{dx} (x^{3} - 3x^{2} - 1) = 3x^{2} - 6x\).

Evaluate \(f'(x)\) at \(x=3\): substitute \(3\) into the derivative to get \(f'(3) = 3(3)^{2} - 6(3)\).

Finally, use the inverse derivative formula to find \(\frac{d}{dx} f^{-1}(-1) = \frac{1}{f'(3)}\). This gives the derivative of the inverse function at the point \(x = -1\).

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Inverse Function and Its Derivative

The inverse function f⁻¹ reverses the effect of f, so f(f⁻¹(x)) = x. The derivative of the inverse at a point x is given by (df⁻¹/dx)(x) = 1 / (df/dx)(f⁻¹(x)), provided f is differentiable and its derivative is nonzero at that point.

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The chain rule helps differentiate composite functions. For inverse functions, it relates the derivatives of f and f⁻¹ by differentiating the identity f(f⁻¹(x)) = x, leading to the formula for the derivative of the inverse function.

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