How do you take the derivative of #tan^-1(x^2)#?
1 Answer
Aug 26, 2015
Explanation:
You can differentiate a function
So, if you have a function
#tan(y) = x^2#
Differentiate both sides with respect to
#d/(dy)(tany) * (dy)/dx = d/dx(x^2)#
#sec^2y * (dy)/dx = 2x#
This is equivalent to saying that
#(dy)/dx = (2x)/sec^2y#
Remember that you have
#color(blue)(sec^2x = 1 + tan^2x)#
which means that you get
#(dy)/dx = (2x)/(1 + tan^2y)#
Finally, replace
#(dy)/dx = color(green)((2x)/(1 + x^4))#