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Derivative of inverse function/Square root/Example

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The function

f−1:ℝ+⟶ℝ+,x⟼x,

is the inverse function of the function f, given by f(x)=x2 (restricted to ℝ+). The derivative of f in a point a is f′(a)=2a. Due to fact, for b∈ℝ+, the relation

(f−1)′(b)=1f′(f−1(b))=12b=12b−12

holds. In the zero point, however, f−1 is not differentiable.