What is the derivative of (arctan x)^3 ? Calculus Differentiating Trigonometric Functions Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Michael Mar 12, 2016 f'(x)=(3arctan^2(x))/((x^2+1)) Explanation: f(x)=arctan^3(x) Apply the chain rule: f'(x)=3arctan^2(x).(d(arctanx))/(dx) =3xx1/((x^2+1)).arctan^2(x) =(3arctan^2(x))/((x^2+1)) 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 1435 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License