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Consider the function defined as \(f(x) = \displaystyle{\frac{x^3-2}{5}}\).
- Convince yourself this function is invertible.
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Write down a formula for
\(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}f^{-1}(x)\)
using the inverse function theorem.
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Now Write down a formula for
\(\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}x}f^{-1}(x)\)
by first finding a formula for \(f^{-1}(x)\),
then taking a derivative.
Convince yourself it’s the same formula
as the one you got using the
inverse function theorem.
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Similarly, calculate a formula for the derivative
of the inverse of this function two different ways:
\[g(x) = \frac{3}{\sqrt[5]{x}-1}\]