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Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

Question 1
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that the derivative of an inverse function (h1)(x)(h^{-1})'(x) can be found using 1h(h1(x))\dfrac{1}{h'\big(h^{-1}(x)\big)}, calculate (h1)(5)(h^{-1})'(5) if it's known that for a certain value of c, h(c)=5h(c) = 5 and h(c)=2h'(c) = -2.

Question 2
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that f(x)=eg(x)f(x) = e^{g(x)} and that the inverse function g(x)4{g(x)}^{-4}, which rule justifies computing the derivative of g4(y)g^{-4}(y)?

Question 3
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Given that h(y)h(y) is an invertible function with a continuous derivative and (h1)(4)=7(h^{-1})'(4)=7, what would be (h((h1)(4)))(h'((h^{-1})(4)))?

Question 4
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)f(x) is a continuous and differentiable function with an inverse g(x)g(x), what conditions must be true for g(x)g(x) to also be continuous and differentiable?

Question 5
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)=x2+1f(x) = \sqrt{x^2 + 1}, find [f1](2)[f^{-1}]'(2).

Question 6
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Which expression represents a correct application of differentiating an inverse trigonometric function such as arcsin(uu)?

Question 7
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)=sin1(x)f(x) = \sin^{-1}(x) and g(x)=cos(sin1(x))g(x) = \cos(\sin^{-1}(x)), what is the value of ddx[g(f(x))]\frac{d}{dx}[g(f(x))] at x=12x = \frac{1}{2}?

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Question 8
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)=3x2f(x) = 3x^2, find [f1](4)[f^{-1}]'(4).

Question 9
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

If f(x)=sin2(x)f(x) = \sin^2(x), find [f1](12)[f^{-1}]'\left(\frac{1}{2}\right).

Question 10
college-boardCalculus AB/BCAPExam Style
1 mark

Assuming qq is continuously differential both itself and its inverse, decide whether (dqdx)1(\frac{dq}{dx})^{-1} vanishes if q(q1(x))=xq(q1(x))q'(q^{-1}(x))=\frac{x}{q(q^{-1}(x))}