ARCTAN
List of: Law Symbols
Subjects: Laws, SAT Save and Restore
Contents: Laws

Action: Makes a law that finds the arc tangent.

Derivation: arctan_law : multiple_law : law : ACIS_OBJECT : -

Syntax: ARCTAN (my_law)

Description: The mathematical definition is:



y = arctan x = tan-1x

if and only if tan y = x

where -pi/2 < y < pi/2

Example: ; law "ARCTAN(x)"

; Define a law and take its derivative.

(define f (law "arctan(x)"))

;; f

; => #[law "ARCTAN(X)"]

(define df (law:derivative f))

;; df

; => #[law "(1+X^2)^-1"]
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