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Arctan

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The inverse tangent function, denoted arctan(x) or tan⁻¹(x), with derivative d/dx[arctan(x)] = 1/(1 + x²).

AP course connection

Topic 3.4: 3.4 Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Unit 3