# Simple inverse function.

1. Nov 7, 2012

### mtayab1994

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

There were other questions before this one but i solved them all.

Find the inverse function of $$f(x)=arctan(\sqrt{1+x^{2}}-x)$$ for every x in the interval ]0,pi/2[ .That's the interval that I found when counting f(R) because f is a bijection from R to f(R). Hence f(R)=J=]0,pi/2[. ( just in case someone was wondering where i got it from?

3. The attempt at a solution

For every x in J we get :

$$\begin{eqnarray*} x=arctan(\sqrt{1+y^{2}}-y)\Rightarrow tan(x)=tan(arctan(\sqrt{1+y^{2}}-y) & \Rightarrow & tan(x)=\sqrt{1+y^{2}}-y\\ & \Rightarrow & tan(x)+y=\sqrt{1+y^{2}}\\ & \Rightarrow & tan^{2}(x)+2ytan(x)+y^{2}=1+y^{2} \end{eqnarray*}$$

then $$tan^{2}(x)+2ytan(x)+y^{2}=1+y^{2}\Rightarrow tan(x)[tan(x)+2y]=1\Rightarrow tan(x)+2y=\frac{1}{tan(x)}\Rightarrow tan(x)+2y=tan(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)$$

then $$tan(x)+2y=tan(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)\Longrightarrow2y=tan(\frac{\pi}{2}-2x)\Rightarrow y=\frac{1}{2}[tan(\frac{\pi}{2}-2x)]$$

Is that correct, because the given answer here is: $$f^{-1}(x)=tan(\frac{\pi}{2}-2x)$$

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2. Nov 7, 2012

### micromass

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I'm not really seeing how you did this step.

3. Nov 7, 2012

### mtayab1994

I did 2y= tan(pi/2-x)-tan(x) and i did 2y=tan(pi/2-x-x) and then i got 2y=tan(pi/2-2x)

4. Nov 7, 2012

### micromass

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And I don't see why

$$\tan(\pi/2 - x)-\tan(x)=\tan(\pi/2 - x-x)$$

5. Nov 7, 2012

Why not??

6. Nov 7, 2012

### micromass

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If you think the equality holds, then it's up to you to prove it. I just don't see where it comes form. Do you have a justification for the equality?
If you do not find a justification, then you might think that it is not true. Try some easy values for x and see if the equality holds. If you found one value for which it does not hold, then you have disproven the equality.

7. Nov 7, 2012

### mtayab1994

I'm sorry I was lost when thinking about that. It should be $$y=\frac{1}{2}[tan(\frac{\pi}{2}-x)-tan(x)]$$ but then when you want to simplify what can you do??

8. Nov 7, 2012

### micromass

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You need to prove somehow that

$$2\tan(\pi/2 -2x)=\tan(\pi/2 -x) - \tan(x)$$

So you see formula's that allow you to do that??

9. Nov 7, 2012

### SammyS

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The y2's cancel, leaving

$\tan^{2}(x)+2y\tan(x)=1$

Solve that for y.

10. Nov 8, 2012

### mtayab1994

y=(1-tan^2(x))/(2tan(x))

11. Nov 8, 2012

### SammyS

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Right, and that's also the reciprocal of the identity for tan(2x) .