What is the derivative of tan^(-1)(x^2)? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) 1 Answer marfre Mar 8, 2017 y '= (2x)/(1 + x^4) Explanation: Use (tan^-1(u))' = (u')/(1+u^2) Let u = x^2, u' = 2x y ' = (2x)/(1 + (x^2)^2) = (2x)/(1 + x^4) Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of y=cos(x) ? What is the derivative of y=tan(x) ? How do you find the 108th derivative of y=cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x) from first principle? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? How do you find the derivative of y=e^x cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=x^cos(x)? How do you find the second derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? How do you find the 50th derivative of y=cos(x) ? How do you find the derivative of y=cos(x^2) ? See all questions in Derivative Rules for y=cos(x) and y=tan(x) Impact of this question 22549 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License