Introduction: Up to now we were always able to find the expression of the inverse function x(y) by rewriting the original function y(x). Unfortunately, this is not always possible. However, even in that case we know something about this function; we are able to determine the derivative of x(y) in a point without knowing the exact prescription of x(y).
Definition: If x(y) is the inverse of the function y(x) and y′(x) is the derivative of the function y(x), then for the derivative x′(y) of the inverse function y(x) it holds that
x′(y)=1y′(x)wherex=x(y).
Definition: If x(y) is the inverse of the function y(x) and y′(x) is the derivative of the function y(x), then for the derivative x′(y) of the inverse function y(x) it holds that
x′(y)=1y′(x)wherex=x(y).