Answer to Question #4429 in Calculus for lucio tinoco

Question #4429

prove that the function x=tanx has not horizontal tangent lines

Expert's answer

(tanx)' = 1/(cosx)^2. We see that the derivative is never equal to 0, so, as a consequence, tanx has not horizontal tangent lines.

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