The graph of
the
cosecant function |
The graph of
the
secant function |
The
graph of the
arc-cosecant and the
arc-secant function |
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- The
cosecant function
y
= csc x
is the reciprocal of the sine function. |
In
a right-angled triangle the
cosecant function is equal to the ratio of the length of the
hypotenuse to that of the side opposite to the given angle. |
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The
graph of the
cosecant function |
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- The
secant function
y
= sec x
is the reciprocal of the cosine function. |
In
a right-angled triangle the secant function is equal to the
ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to that of the side
adjacent to the given angle. |
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The
graph of the
secant function |
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- The
arc-cosecant function
y
= csc-1x
or y
= arccsc x
is the inverse of the cosecant function, so that its value for any
argument is an arc (angle) whose cosecant equals the given
argument. |
That
is, y
= csc-1x
if and only if x
= csc
y.
For
example, |
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Thus, the arc-cosecant
function is defined for arguments less than -1
or greater than 1, and its principal
values are by
convention taken to be those between -p/2
and p/2. |
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- The
arc-secant function
y
= sec-1x
or y
= arcsec x
is the inverse of the secant function, so that its value for any
argument is an arc (angle) whose secant equals the given
argument. |
That
is, y
= sec-1x
if and only if x
= sec
y.
For
example, |
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Thus, the arc-secant
function is defined for arguments less than -1
or greater than 1, and its principal
values are by
convention taken to be those between 0
and p. |
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The
graph of the
arc-cosecant and the
arc-secant function |
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