How do you differentiate y=5x^6-sec^-1xy=5x6−sec−1x? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Shiva Prakash M V Feb 13, 2018 dy/dx=30x^5-1/(xsqrt(x^2-1)dydx=30x5−1x√x2−1 Explanation: y=5x^6-sec^-1xy=5x6−sec−1x dy/dx=d/dx(5x^6-sec^-1x)dydx=ddx(5x6−sec−1x) Using sum rule =d/dx(5x^6)-d/dx(sec^-1x)=ddx(5x6)−ddx(sec−1x) d/dx(5x^6)=5.d/dx(x^6)ddx(5x6)=5.ddx(x6) =(5)(6)x^(6-1)=30x^5=(5)(6)x6−1=30x5 d/dx(sec^-1x)=1/(xsqrt(x^2-1)ddx(sec−1x)=1x√x2−1 Thus, dy/dx=30x^5-1/(xsqrt(x^2-1)dydx=30x5−1x√x2−1 Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of f(x)=sin^-1(x)f(x)=sin−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cos^-1(x)f(x)=cos−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=tan^-1(x)f(x)=tan−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=sec^-1(x)f(x)=sec−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=csc^-1(x)f(x)=csc−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cot^-1(x)f(x)=cot−1(x) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=(cos^-1(x))/xf(x)=cos−1(x)x ? What is the derivative of f(x)=tan^-1(e^x)f(x)=tan−1(ex) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=cos^-1(x^3)f(x)=cos−1(x3) ? What is the derivative of f(x)=ln(sin^-1(x))f(x)=ln(sin−1(x)) ? See all questions in Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions Impact of this question 2584 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License