Secant Function

Secant Function
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Summary

Given the angle of a right triangle as input, returns the ratio of the hypotenuse over the adjacent side. The secant function is the inverse of the cosine function.

Syntax

Arguments

Name Description
The angle provided in radians.

Return value

Returns the reciprocal of the cosine of the angle.

How to use

The secant function is the inverse of the cosine function.

Related Functions

The cosine function returns the cosine of an angle provided in radians. In geometric terms, the function returns the ratio of the right triangle's adjacent side over its hypotenuse.

Given the angle of a right triangle as input, returns the ratio of the hypotenuse over the opposite side. The cosecant function is the inverse of the sine function.

Given the angle of a right triangle as input, returns the ratio of the adjacent side over the opposite side.