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Mathematics · Ch 4 — Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Inverse Secant Function

4.7.2

Inverse Secant Function

Secant restricted to [0,π]∖{π2}[0,\pi]\setminus\left\{\tfrac{\pi}2\right\} is a bijection onto its full range R∖(−1,1)\mathbb{R}\setminus(-1,1).

Definition 4.7. sec⁡−1:R∖(−1,1)→[0,π]∖{π2}\sec^{-1}:\mathbb{R}\setminus(-1,1)\to[0,\pi]\setminus\left\{\tfrac{\pi}2\right\} is defined by sec⁡−1(x)=y  ⟺  sec⁡y=x\sec^{-1}(x)=y\iff\sec y=x and …