# Math Help - [SOLVED] Inverse function of an integral

1. ## [SOLVED] Inverse function of an integral

I have $f(x)=\int_0^x 1+sin(sin(t))dt$ and I must find $[f^{-1}(0)]'$. I'm asking you to help me finding the inverse function of f, I'll try to do the derivative.
One of my guesses would be that as I have an integral of a function, the inverse operation is the derivative of the integral. In other words I would say that maybe the inverse function of $f$ is $1+sin(sin(x))$. But looking back, if I replace this in the upper limit of the integral of $f(x)$, I doubt it will give me the identity. I also know that $1+sin(sin(x))$ is $f'(x)$. Hmm... can you help me a bit?

2. $f(f^{-1} (x)) = x$ take derivative $(f^{-1}(x))' f'(f^{-1} (x)) = 1\implies (f^{-1} (0))' f'(f^{-1} (0)) = 1$.

Now $f(0) = 0 \implies f^{-1} (0) = 0$.
And $f'(x) = 1 + \sin (\sin x)$ so $f'(f^{-1}(0)) = f'(0) = 1 + \sin (\sin 0) = 1$.

Thus, $(f^{-1}(0))' \cdot 1 = 1$ and that is the answer.

3. take derivative .

Now .
And so .

Thus, and that is the answer.
Nicely done! I wouldn't think about it... I understand everything except one thing :
Now .
. Why does it imply that $f^{-1}(0)=0$? Is it because $f^{-1}(f(x))=x$, replacing $x$ by $0$ we would get it? If yes, then I understood everything, and that's a beautiful answer.
P.D.: Just curious if it's possible to get the general formula $[f^{-1}(x)]'$. Because, as I said, it's maybe equal to the derivative of $f$. Note that, maybe by a coincidence we have that $f'(0)=1$.
EDIT : Nevermind my P.D. I just realized it's totally false and worthless.

4. Because $1 + \sin \left( {\sin (x)} \right) \ge 0$ (i.e. non-negative bounded and continuous) we know that $\int\limits_0^a {1 + \sin \left( {\sin (x)} \right)} = 0\quad \Leftrightarrow \quad a = 0$.
Thus only 0 is mapped into 0,
$\begin{array}{l} f(x) = \int\limits_0^x {1 + \sin \left( {\sin (t)} \right)} = 0\quad \Leftrightarrow \quad x = 0 \\ f^{ - 1} (0) = 0 \\ \end{array}$.

5. Originally Posted by arbolis
Why does it imply that $f^{-1}(0)=0$?
Because it is an inverse function. If $f(a) = b$ then $(a,b)\in f$ and so $(b,a)\in f^{-1}$ (assuming the function is invertible) and so $b = f^{-1} (a)$. By the way, I never proved the function is invertible. I just assumed that. That is something you need to prove yourself.

6. By the way, I never proved the function is invertible. I just assumed that. That is something you need to prove yourself.
f is strictly increasing (But note that f'(x) is equal to 0 in some separate points, but I think it means that f is strictly increasing and has critical points other than extrema, but I'm not sure.) and continuous. Does that make f one-to-one, or have I to work harder due to the fact that f'(x) can be equal to 0?