Arctan (X) - Integral Of Arctan(X)

Arctangent, written as arctan or tan-1 (not khổng lồ be confused with

) is the inverse tangent function. Tangent only has an inverse function on a restricted domain,

arctan	=	degrad

Using special angles khổng lồ find arctan

While we can find the value for arctangent for any x value in the interval <-∞, ∞>, there are certain angles that are used frequently in trigonometry (0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, and their multiples and radian equivalents) whose tangent và arctangent values may be worth memorizing. Below is a table showing these angles (θ) in both radians & degrees, and their respective tangent values, tan(θ).

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θ	-90°	-60°	-45°	-30°	0°	30°	45°	60°	90°
tan(θ)	undefined		-1		0		1		undefined

To find tan(θ), we either need khổng lồ just memorize the values, or remember that tan(θ)=

, và determine the value for tan(θ) based on the sine and cosine values, which follow a pattern that may be easier khổng lồ memorize. Refer khổng lồ their respective pages to view a method that may help with memorizing sine and cosine values.

Once we"ve memorized the values, or if we have a reference of some sort, it becomes relatively simple lớn recognize & determine tangent or arctangent values for the special angles.

Example:

Find arctan() và arctan(-1).

Inverse properties

Generally, functions và their inverses exhibit the relationship

f(f-1(x)) = x và f-1(f(x)) = x

Given that x is in the domain name of the function. The same is true of tan(x) and arctan(x) within their respective restricted domains:

tan(arctan(x)) = x, for all x

and

arctan(tan(x)) = x, for all x in (,

)

These properties allow us to evaluate the composition of trigonometric functions.

Composition of arctangent & tangent

If x is within the domain, evaluating a composition of arctan & tan is relatively simple.

Examples:

Composition of other trigonometric functions

We can also make compositions using all the other trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, cosecant, secant, and cotangent.

Example:

Find sec(arctan()).

Since is not one of the ratios for the special angles, we can use a right triangle khổng lồ find the value of this composition. Given arctan() = θ, we can find that tan(θ) = . The right triangle below shows θ & the ratio of its opposite side to its adjacent side.