Posted by Gleaming the Cube on October 22, 2002 at 17:08:14:
Does this look right?
Find the Derivative and simplify.
y = (sin^-1 x)^2
okay...my f(u) = u^2 and u = g(x) = (sin^-1 x)^2
Using power rule combined with chain rule...
= 2(sin^-1)du/dx
= 2(sin^-1)(1/[sqrt (x^2-1)]
= 2(sin^-1)/[sqrt (x^2-1)] as the solution