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Calculus · Medium problem

A navigation system computes a correction angle y(x)=arctan⁡ ⁣(1−x1+x)y(x)=\arctan\!\left(\dfrac{1-x}{1+x}\right) for a small drift x>−1x>-1. Find the value of xx at which the correction rate dydx\dfrac{dy}{dx} equals exactly −1-1.

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