What is an inverse function?

Calculus Level 5

Let f f be a real-valued function defined on the interval ( 1 , 1 ) (-1,1) such that e x f ( x ) = 2 + 0 x t 4 + 1 d t { e }^{ -x }f(x)=2+\int _{ 0 }^{ x }{ \sqrt { { t }^{ 4 }+1 } dt } for all x ( 1 , 1 ) x\in (-1,1) and let f 1 { f }^{ -1 } be the inverse function of f f . Then 1 ( f 1 ) ( 2 ) \frac { 1 }{ ({ f }^{ -1 })'(2) } is

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The answer is 3.

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Patrick Corn
Jul 8, 2019

The standard formula for the derivative of an inverse function, which follows easily from the Chain Rule, is: if f ( x ) = y , f(x) = y, then ( f 1 ) ( y ) f ( x ) = 1. (f^{-1})'(y)f'(x) = 1. Note that f ( 0 ) = 2. f(0) = 2. So 1 ( f 1 ) ( 2 ) = f ( 0 ) . \frac1{(f^{-1})'(2)} = f'(0).

Now f ( x ) = 2 e x + e x F ( x ) , f(x) = 2e^x + e^x F(x), where F ( x ) = 0 x t 4 + 1 d t . F(x) = \int_0^x \sqrt{t^4+1} \, dt. Differentiating, we get f ( x ) = 2 e x + e x F ( x ) + e x F ( x ) f ( 0 ) = 2 + F ( 0 ) + F ( 0 ) \begin{aligned} f'(x) &= 2e^x + e^x F'(x) + e^x F(x) \\ f'(0) &= 2 + F'(0) + F(0) \end{aligned} Now F ( 0 ) = 0 , F(0) = 0, and by the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus , F ( 0 ) = 0 4 + 1 = 1. F'(0) = \sqrt{0^4+1} = 1. So the answer is 2 + 1 + 0 = 3 . 2+1+0 = \fbox{3}.

this is the way i did the problem....this should. not be a level 5 problem

Arghyadeep Chatterjee - 1 year, 11 months ago
Vishnu Kadiri
Jul 8, 2019

f ( 0 ) = 2 f(0)=2 is immediate from the problem. Therefore f 1 ( 2 ) = 0 { f }^{ -1 }(2)=0 follows. Now, differentiating the original equation, e x f ( x ) e x f ( x ) = x 4 + 1 { e }^{ -x }f'(x)-{ e }^{ -x }f(x)=\sqrt { { x }^{ 4 }+1 } . Put f 1 ( x ) { f }^{ -1 }(x) instead of x x . Resulting equation would be e f 1 ( x ) f ( f 1 ( x ) ) e f 1 ( x ) f ( f 1 ( x ) ) = ( f 1 ( x ) ) 4 + 1 1 { e }^{ -{ f }^{ -1 }(x) }f'({ f }^{ -1 }(x))-{ e }^{ -{ f }^{ -1 }(x) }f({ f }^{ -1 }(x))=\sqrt { { ({ f }^{ -1 }(x)) }^{ 4 }+1 }\longrightarrow 1 . Since f 1 { f }^{ -1 } is the inverse of f f , f ( f 1 ( x ) ) = x f({ f }^{ -1 }(x))=x . Differentiating, f ( f 1 ( x ) ) ( ( f 1 ) ( x ) ) = 1 f'({ f }^{ -1 }(x))*(({ f }^{ -1 })'(x))=1 . Therefore, f ( f 1 ( x ) ) = 1 ( f 1 ) ( x ) f'({ f }^{ -1 }(x))=\frac { 1 }{ ({ f }^{ -1 })'(x) } . Simplifying the equation 1, e f 1 ( x ) ( f 1 ) ( x ) e f 1 ( x ) x = ( f 1 ( x ) ) 4 + 1 \frac { { e }^{ -{ f }^{ -1 }(x) } }{ ({ f }^{ -1 })'(x) } -{ e }^{ -{ f }^{ -1 }(x) }x=\sqrt { { ({ f }^{ -1 }(x)) }^{ 4 }+1 } . Plugging in 2, we will get 1 ( f 1 ) ( x ) = 3 \frac { 1 }{ ({ f }^{ -1 })'(x) } =3

I have a little doubt,√((f^-1x)^4+1) results to be √1,if we take√1=1 then it's 3,but if we take it as -1 then the answer be 1,why it can't be 1??

Rupayan Jana - 1 year, 10 months ago

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That is because root(x^2) is defined to be |x|. Hence 3 is correct.

Vishnu Kadiri - 1 year, 10 months ago

In one word we need to only f'(0)....as (f^-1(f(x)))' = 1/f'(x). So diffentiating with leibnitz rule and using that f(0)=2. We see that (e^-x)f'(x) - (e^-x)f(x) = (1+x^4)^1/2. Putting x=0 we have f'(0) - 2 = 1. So f'(0) = 3

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