Question Number 752 by 112358 last updated on 06/Mar/15
![Show that , ∀b∈R^+ , tan^(−1) b+tan^(−1) (1/b)=(π/2) .](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q752.png)
$${Show}\:{that}\:,\:\forall{b}\in{R}^{+} ,\: \\ $$$${tan}^{−\mathrm{1}} {b}+{tan}^{−\mathrm{1}} \frac{\mathrm{1}}{{b}}=\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}}\:. \\ $$
Answered by 123456 last updated on 06/Mar/15
![lets f(x):=arctan x+arctan (1/x),x>0 f′(x)=(1/(1+x^2 ))−((1/x^2 )/(1+1/x^2 ))=(1/(1+x^2 ))−(1/(1+x^2 ))=0,x>0 f(x)=c,x>0 f(1)=arctan 1+arctan 1=(π/2)=c f(x)=(π/2),x>0](https://www.tinkutara.com/question/Q754.png)
$${lets}\:{f}\left({x}\right):=\mathrm{arctan}\:{x}+\mathrm{arctan}\:\frac{\mathrm{1}}{{x}},{x}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${f}'\left({x}\right)=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }−\frac{\mathrm{1}/{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }{\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{1}/{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }−\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{1}+{x}^{\mathrm{2}} }=\mathrm{0},{x}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)={c},{x}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$$${f}\left(\mathrm{1}\right)=\mathrm{arctan}\:\mathrm{1}+\mathrm{arctan}\:\mathrm{1}=\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}}={c} \\ $$$${f}\left({x}\right)=\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}},{x}>\mathrm{0} \\ $$