The trigonometric function is .

Let , then .

From the definition of inverse tangent function :

If  then .

Draw the right angled triangle :

From Pythagorean theorem,

The square of the hypotenuse is equal to sum the squares of the other two sides.

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From the above figure : .

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Substitute in .

Properties of inverse trigonometric function: .

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Thus, .

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