Derivative of tangent

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Proposition: The following formula holds: $$\dfrac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}z} \tan(z) = \sec^2(z),$$ where $\tan$ denotes the tangent function and $\sec$ denotes the secant function.

Proof: