Is Cot-1x the Same as 1/Tan-1x?

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My notes say the deriv. of inverse Cotangent is -1/(1+x2)

But when I plot the derivative of this function: 1/Tan-1x
against -1/(1+x2), I get two different graphs.

Is Cot-1x not the same thing as 1/Tan-1x ?

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They are not the same.

Let y = cot-1x
cot y = x
1/coty = tan y = 1/x
y = tan-1(1/x)

cot-1x = tan-1(1/x)