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Mathematics · Ch 4 — Inverse Trigonometric Functions

The Cotangent Function and the Inverse Cotangent Function

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The Cotangent Function and the Inverse Cotangent Function

cot⁡x=1tan⁡x\cot x=\dfrac1{\tan x} is defined for all xx except where tan⁡x=0\tan x=0 or tan⁡x\tan x is undefined, i.e. except x=nπx=n\pi, n∈Zn\in\mathbb{Z} — so its domain is R∖{nπ:n∈Z}\mathbb{R}\setminus\{n\pi:n\in\mathbb{Z}\} and its range is (−∞,∞)(-\infty,\infty). Like tangent, cotangent is an …