OCR MEI C3 — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleC3 (Core Mathematics 3)
TopicReciprocal Trig & Identities

8 Fig. 6 shows the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ( x )\), where \(\mathrm { f } ( x ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \arctan x\). \begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[alt={},max width=\textwidth]{11877196-83d9-4283-9eef-e617bea50c63-4_379_722_467_715} \captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Fig. 6}
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  1. Find the range of the function \(\mathrm { f } ( x )\), giving your answer in terms of \(\pi\).
  2. Find the inverse function \(\mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\). Find the gradient of the curve \(y = \mathrm { f } ^ { - 1 } ( x )\) at the origin.
  3. Hence write down the gradient of \(y = \frac { 1 } { 2 } \arctan x\) at the origin.