Inverse function theorem in one dimension
A differentiable function with nonzero derivative has a differentiable local inverse.
Inverse function theorem (one dimension). Let be an open interval and let be continuously differentiable. If and , then there are open intervals and , containing and , respectively, such that:
- The restriction is bijective.
- Its inverse is continuously differentiable and satisfies
Remarks
In particular, . Continuity of makes have constant sign near ; the derivative formula follows from the chain rule applied to .