{"id":8976,"date":"2026-03-14T22:00:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physicscatalyst.com\/article\/?p=8976"},"modified":"2026-03-14T22:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:30:57","slug":"integration-of-inverse-trigonometric-functions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physicscatalyst.com\/article\/integration-of-inverse-trigonometric-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"Integration of inverse trigonometric functions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Integration of inverse trigonometric functions can be calculated using integration by parts ,integration by substitution .Here are the formula for it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[ \\int \\sin^{-1}x \\, dx = x \\sin^{-1}x + \\sqrt{1 &#8211; x^2} + C  \\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[ \\int \\cos^{-1}x \\, dx = x \\cos^{-1}x &#8211; \\sqrt{1 &#8211; x^2} + C  \\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[ \\int \\tan^{-1}x \\, dx = x \\tan^{-1}x &#8211; \\frac {1}{2} \\ln (1 + x^2) + C  \\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[ \\int \\csc^{-1}x \\, dx = x \\csc^{-1}x + \\ln |x + \\sqrt { x^2+ 1}| + C  \\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[ \\int \\sec^{-1}x \\, dx = x \\sec^{-1}x &#8211; \\ln |x + \\sqrt { x^2- 1}| + C  \\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[ \\int \\cot^{-1}x \\, dx = x \\cot^{-1}x + \\frac {1}{2} \\ln (1 + x^2) + C  \\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of sin inverse <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>let $\\theta =  \\sin^{-1}x$<br>$ sin \\theta = x$<br>$cos \\theta d \\theta = dx$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\sin^{-1}x \\, dx  = \\int \\theta cos \\theta d \\theta <br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now solving this using integration parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ =  \\theta \\int cos \\theta d \\theta  &#8211; \\int (\\frac {d}{d \\theta } \\theta ) .(\\int  cos \\theta d \\theta) \\; \\theta \\\\<br>    = \\theta \\sin \\theta &#8211; \\int \\sin \\theta \\; d \\theta \\\\<br>    =\\theta \\sin \\theta  + \\cos \\theta $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting back the values<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int \\sin^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\sin^{-1}x   +  \\sqrt {1-x^2} + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of cos inverse <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>let $\\theta =  \\cos^{-1}x$<br>$ cos \\theta = x$<br>$-sin \\theta d \\theta = dx$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\cos^{-1}x \\, dx  = -\\int \\theta sin \\theta d \\theta <br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now solving this using integration parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ =  -\\theta \\int sin \\theta d \\theta  + \\int (\\frac {d}{d \\theta } \\theta ) .(\\int  sin \\theta d \\theta) \\; \\theta \\\\<br>    = \\theta \\cos \\theta &#8211; \\int \\cos \\theta \\; d \\theta \\\\<br>    =\\theta \\cos \\theta  &#8211; \\sin \\theta $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting back the values<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int \\cos^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\cos^{-1}x   &#8211;  \\sqrt {1-x^2} + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of tan inverse <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the integral  we use integration by parts. Integration by parts is based on the product rule for differentiation and is given by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int f(x) g(x) dx = f(x) (\\int g(x) dx )- \\int \\left \\{ \\frac {df(x)}{dx} \\int g(x) dx \\right \\} dx $<br>In our case, we can let $ f(x) = \\tan^{-1}x $ and $ g(x) = 1 $. Then<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$ \\frac {df(x)}{dx} = \\frac{1}{1+x^2} \\, dx $ <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$\\int g(x) dx = \\int dx = x $<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, substitute these into the integration by parts formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\tan^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\tan^{-1}x  &#8211; \\int x \\cdot \\frac{1}{1+x^2}  \\, dx<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ =x \\tan^{-1}x  &#8211; \\int  \\frac{x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx \\\\<br>  =x \\tan^{-1}x  &#8211; \\frac {1}{2} \\int  \\frac{2x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now lets calculate the second integral separately  $\\int  \\frac{2x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let $t= 1+x^2$<br>then $dt=2x dx$<br>Therefore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int  \\frac{2x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx  = \\int  \\frac{1}{t}  \\, dx  \\\\<br>      = \\ln |t|  = \\ln |1+x^2|$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting this value in main integral , we get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\tan^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\tan^{-1}x   &#8211; \\frac {1}{2} \\ln (1 + x^2) + C  $$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of cosec inverse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>let $\\theta =  \\csc^{-1}x$<br>$ \\csc \\theta = x$<br>$-\\csc \\theta  cot \\theta d \\theta = dx$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\csc^{-1}x \\, dx  = \\int \\theta (-\\csc \\theta  cot \\theta) d \\theta<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now solving this using integration parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ =  \\theta \\int (-\\csc \\theta  cot \\theta)  d \\theta  &#8211; \\int (\\frac {d}{d \\theta } \\theta ) .(\\int  (-\\csc \\theta  cot \\theta)) \\; \\theta \\\\<br>    = \\theta \\csc \\theta &#8211; \\int \\csc \\theta \\; d \\theta $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[<br>\\int \\csc(x) \\, dx = \\ln | \\csc(x) &#8211; \\cot(x) | + C<br>\\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$=\\theta \\csc \\theta  &#8211;  \\ln | \\csc(x) &#8211; \\cot(x) | + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now $cot \\theta= \\sqrt {\\csc^2 \\theta -1} = \\sqrt {x^2-1}$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting back the values<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int \\csc^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\csc^{-1}x   &#8211; \\ln |x &#8211;  \\sqrt {x^2 -1}|+ C$<br>$= x \\csc^{-1}x + \\ln |\\frac {1}{x &#8211;  \\sqrt {x^2 -1}}| + C$<br>$= x \\csc^{-1}x + \\ln |x +  \\sqrt {x^2 -1}| + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of sec inverse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>let $\\theta =  \\sec^{-1}x$<br>$ \\sec \\theta = x$<br>$\\sec \\theta  tan \\theta d \\theta = dx$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\sec^{-1}x \\, dx  = \\int \\theta (\\sec \\theta  tan \\theta) d \\theta<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now solving this using integration parts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ =  \\theta \\int (\\sec \\theta  tan \\theta)  d \\theta  &#8211; \\int (\\frac {d}{d \\theta } \\theta ) .(\\int  (\\sec \\theta tan \\theta)) \\; \\theta \\\\<br>    = \\theta \\sec \\theta &#8211; \\int \\sec \\theta \\; d \\theta $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\[<br>\\int \\sec(x) \\, dx = \\ln | \\sec(x) + \\tan(x) | + C<br>\\]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$=\\theta \\sec \\theta  &#8211;  \\ln | \\sec(x) + \\tan(x) | + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now $tan \\theta= \\sqrt {\\sec^2 \\theta -1} = \\sqrt {x^2-1}$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting back the values<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int \\sec^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\sec^{-1}x   &#8211; \\ln |x +  \\sqrt {x^2 -1}|+ C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proof of cot inverse <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the integral  we use integration by parts. Integration by parts is based on the product rule for differentiation and is given by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int f(x) g(x) dx = f(x) (\\int g(x) dx )- \\int \\left \\{ \\frac {df(x)}{dx} \\int g(x) dx \\right \\} dx $<br>In our case, we can let $ f(x) = \\cot^{-1}x $ and $ g(x) = 1 $. Then<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$ \\frac {df(x)}{dx} = -\\frac{1}{1+x^2} \\, dx $ <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$\\int g(x) dx = \\int dx = x $<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, substitute these into the integration by parts formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\cot^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\cot^{-1}x  &#8211; \\int x \\cdot \\frac{-1}{1+x^2}  \\, dx<br>$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$ =x \\tan^{-1}x  + \\int  \\frac{x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx \\\\<br>  =x \\tan^{-1}x  &#8211; \\frac {1}{2} \\int  \\frac{2x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now lets calculate the second integral separately  $\\int  \\frac{2x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let $t= 1+x^2$<br>then $dt=2x dx$<br>Therefore<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int  \\frac{2x}{1+x^2}  \\, dx  = \\int  \\frac{1}{t}  \\, dx  \\\\<br>      = \\ln |t|  = \\ln |1+x^2|$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting this value in main integral , we get<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$$<br>\\int \\cot^{-1}x \\, dx  = x \\cot^{-1}x   + \\frac {1}{2} \\ln (1 + x^2) + C  $$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrals that result in Inverse Trigonometric Functions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Integrals that result in inverse trigonometric functions, like $\\int \\frac{dx}{\\sqrt{1 &#8211; x^2}} = \\sin^{-1}(x) + C$ or $\\int \\frac{dx}{1 + x^2} = \\tan^{-1}(x) + C$.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int ( \\frac {1}{\\sqrt {1-x^2} } ) = \\sin^{-1}x + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int (\\frac {1}{\\sqrt {1-x^2}}) = &#8211; \\cos ^{-1}x&nbsp; +C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int ( \\frac {1}{1 + x^2}) =\\tan ^{-1}x + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int ( \\frac {1}{1 + x^2}) = -\\cot ^{-1}x + C$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int (\\frac {1}{|x|\\sqrt {x^-1}}) = -sec^{-1} x + C $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>$\\int (\\frac {1}{|x|\\sqrt {x^-1}}) = -cosec^{-1} x + C $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>(1)What are inverse trigonometric functions?<br><strong>Answer<\/strong> Inverse trigonometric functions are functions that reverse the action of the trigonometric functions. They include $sin^{-1}(x)$, $cos^{-1}(x)$, $tan^{-1}(x)$, $cot^{-1}(x)$, $sec^{-1}(x)$, and $csc^{-1}(x)$, and are used to find the angle whose trigonometric function equals a given number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2)Why are inverse trigonometric functions important in integration?<br><strong>Answer<\/strong> They are important because they appear in the solutions of integrals involving trigonometric expressions, especially in cases where direct integration is not straightforward. They help in solving integrals related to geometric and physical problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you like this post on Integration of inverse trigonometric functions. 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