We will use the following formula:
`arctan(1/x)=pi/2-arctan(x),` if `x >0`
If we apply the above formula to the left side of our expression we get
`arctan(x)+arctan(1/x)=arctan(x)+pi/2-arctan(x)=pi/2`
Q.E.D.
One should note that the formula from the beginning holds only for positive numbers. For negative numbers we have a slightly different formula holds.
`arctan(1/x)=-pi/2-arctan(x),` if `x<0`
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