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Derivative of an inverse function

Composite and inverse functions

Concept 8 of 17 in Continuity and Differentiability

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The curve y=x2y = x^2, x≥0x \ge 0, passes through (3,9)(3, 9) with slope 66. Its mirror image in the line y=xy = x is y=xy = \sqrt{x}, through (9,3)(9, 3). Without differentiating x\sqrt{x}, what is its slope at (9,3)(9, 3)?