# Math Help - tangent line to inverse function at P

1. ## tangent line to inverse function at P

f(x) = x^5+3x^3+2x-1

Find the slope of the tangent line at point (5,1) on the graph of f^-1.

Thank you.

2. Hello, 2clients!

$f(x) \:= \:x^5+3x^3+2x-1$

Find the slope of the tangent line at point (5,1) on the graph of $f^{-1.}(x).$

The inverse function is: . $y^5 + 3y^3 + 2y - 1 \:=\:x$

Differentiate implicitly: . $(5y^4 + 9y^2 + 2)\frac{dy}{dx} \:=\:1 \quad\Rightarrow\quad \frac{dy}{dx} \:=\:\frac{1}{5y^4 + 9y^2 + 2}$

At $(5,1)\!:\;\;\frac{dy}{dx} \:=\:\frac{1}{5\!\cdot\!1^4 + 9\!\cdot\!1^2 + 2} \:=\:\boxed{\frac{1}{16}}$

3. Well, you have to know that:
If f is differentiable at all x and f has an inverse function $g(x) = f^{-1}(x)$, then:
$g'(x) = \frac{1}{f'(g(x))}$

where $f`(g(x)) \neq 0$

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We need to find the slope of the tangent line at x = 5. Since g(5) = 1:

$g'(5) = \frac{1}{f'(1)}$

Differentiate the given function:
$f'(x) = 5x^4 + 9x^2 + 2$

$f'(1) = 16$

Thus:
$g'(5) = \frac{1}{f'(1)} = \frac{1}{16} = 0.0625$