Inverse Tangent (Arctan) CalculatorFormula

## Inverse Tangent (Arctan)

### Definition

**arctan(x) = the angle whose tangent is x**

### Domain and Range

- **Domain**: all real numbers
- **Range**: -90° to 90° (-pi/2 to pi/2 radians)

Unlike arcsin and arccos, arctan accepts any real number as input.

Esempio Risolto

Find arctan(1).

  1. arctan(1) = pi/4 radians
  2. = 45 degrees
  3. Verification: tan(45°) = 1