What is the derivative of this function #y=tan^-1(3x)#? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Narad T. Dec 13, 2016 The answer is #=3/(1+9x^2)# Explanation: #y=tan^(-1)3x# #:.tany=3x# Differentiating #sec^2y dy/dx=3# #dy/dx=3/sec^2y=3cos^2y# #sin^2y+cos^2y=1# #tan^2y+1=sec^2y# #sec^2y=1+9x^2# #cos^2y=1/(1+9x^2)# #:.dy/dx=3cos^2y=3/(1+9x^2)# Answer link Related questions What is the derivative of #f(x)=sin^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cos^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=tan^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=sec^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=csc^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cot^-1(x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=(cos^-1(x))/x# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=tan^-1(e^x)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=cos^-1(x^3)# ? What is the derivative of #f(x)=ln(sin^-1(x))# ? See all questions in Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions Impact of this question 5959 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License