AS/A2 Pure 4 Pure 6

P5 Topic 3: Differentiation
arc sin x and arc cos x
Use your mouse to move the tangent line along the curves. Look at the gradient functions. What conclusions can you draw?

f(x) =arc sin x

f(x) =arc cos x

Summary the gradient function for arcsin x is the gradient function for arccos x is Based on free Java applets from JavaMath