What am I doing wrong when trying to find $\cos\tan^{-1}\frac{15}x$?

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I'm able to show that $\cos\tan^{-1}x= \frac1{x^2+1}$. But when doing the same with $x\to\frac{15}x$ I get the wrong answer. What I mean

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Some algebraic manipulations ($x>0$):

$$\frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{225}{x^2}+1}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{\frac{1}{x^2}\left( 255+x^2\right)}} = \frac{1}{\frac{1}{x}\sqrt{ 255+x^2}} = \ldots$$