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Inverse Trigonometric Functions · Hard problem

For every x<0x<0, the expression arccos⁡1−x21+x2\arccos\dfrac{1-x^2}{1+x^2} equals a constant multiple of arctan⁡x\arctan x. Write arccos⁡1−x21+x2\arccos\dfrac{1-x^2}{1+x^2}, for x<0x<0, in the form karctan⁡xk\arctan x.