Deriving the Derivative of Inverse Tangent or y = arctan (x)

Deriving the Derivative of Inverse Tangent or y = arctan (x) Deriving the Derivative of Inverse Tangent or y = arctan (x). In this video, I show how to derive the derivative formula for y = arctan(x). This is a super useful procedure to remember as.

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In this video I show an easy proof of the derivative of inverse tan(x) using implicit differentiation. You can use this method to derive derivative expressions for all of the inverse trig functions.