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Asked by Erica

Find the derivative of the function.

f(x) = arctan (x/a)
14 years ago

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Answered by MathMate
Use implicit differentiation:

y=arctan(x/a)
tan(y)=x/a
sec²(y)*dy/dx = 1/a
dy/dx = (1/a)/sec²(x)
=(1/a)/(1+tan²(x))
=(a/a²)/(1+(x/a)²)
=a/(a²+x²)
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