What is the derivative of #arcsin x - sqrt (1-x^2)#? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Eddie Jun 21, 2016 # (1+x)/(\sqrt{1 - x^2}) # Explanation: do it term by term as #y = y_1 - y_2# so #y' = y_1' - y_2'# for #y_1 = arcsin x, \qquad sin y_1 = x# so #cos y_1 \ y_1' = 1# #y_1' = 1/ (cos y_1) = 1/(\sqrt{1 - sin^2 y_1}) = 1/(\sqrt{1 - x^2}) # for #y_2 = (1-x^2)^{1/2}#, it is simply #y_2' = 1/2 (1-x^2)^{-1/2} (-2x)# # = -(x)/ (1-x^2)^{1/2} = -(x)/ sqrt(1-x^2) # #\implies y' = 1/(\sqrt{1 - x^2}) + (x)/ sqrt(1-x^2) # # = (1+x)/(\sqrt{1 - x^2}) # Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of #f(x)=sin^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cos^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=tan^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=sec^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=csc^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cot^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=(cos^-1(x))/x# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=tan^-1(e^x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cos^-1(x^3)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=ln(sin^-1(x))# ? See all questions in Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions Impact of this question 5182 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License