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NAME
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sec - trigonometric secant function
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SYNOPSIS
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sec(x [,eps])
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TYPES
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x real
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eps 0 < real < 1, defaults to epsilon()
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return real
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DESCRIPTION
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Calculate the secant of x to a multiple of eps, with error less
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in absolute value than .75 * eps.
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EXAMPLE
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; print sec(1, 1e-5), sec(1, 1e-10), sec(1, 1e-15), sec(1, 1e-20)
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1.85082 1.8508157177 1.850815717680926 1.85081571768092561791
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LIMITS
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unlike sin and cos, x must be real
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0 < eps < 1
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LINK LIBRARY
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NUMBER *qsec(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *eps)
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SEE ALSO
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sin, cos, tan, csc, cot, epsilon
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versin, coversin
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## Copyright (C) 1999,2023 Landon Curt Noll
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##
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## Calc is open software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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## the terms of the version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License
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## as published by the Free Software Foundation.
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##
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## Calc is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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## ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
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## or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General
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## Public License for more details.
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##
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## A copy of version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General Public License is
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## distributed with calc under the filename COPYING-LGPL. You should have
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## received a copy with calc; if not, write to Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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## 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
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##
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## Under source code control: 1995/11/13 03:49:00
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## File existed as early as: 1995
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##
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## chongo <was here> /\oo/\ http://www.isthe.com/chongo/
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## Share and enjoy! :-) http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/
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