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Use a trigonometric substitution to simplify the expression inside the function.

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1. Differentiate y=arctan⁡(1+x2−1x)y = \arctan\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}-1}{x}\right) with respect to xx.

Step 1: Use a trigonometric substitution to simplify the expression inside the arctan⁡\arctan function.
Let x=tan⁡θx = \tan\theta. Then dx=sec⁡2θ dθdx = \sec^2\theta\,d\theta.
Also, 1+x2=1+tan⁡2θ=sec⁡2θ=∣sec⁡θ∣\sqrt{1+x^2} = \sqrt{1+\tan^2\theta} = \sqrt{\sec^2\theta} = |\sec\theta|.
Assuming x>0x > 0, we have θ∈(0,π/2)\theta \in (0, \pi/2), so sec⁡θ>0\sec\theta > 0.
Substitute $

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