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NAME
asec - inverse trigonometric secant
SYNOPSIS
asec(x [,eps])
TYPES
x number (real or complex)
eps 0 < real < 1, defaults to epsilon()
return real
DESCRIPTION
Returns the inverse secant of x to a multiple of eps with error less in
absolute value than .75 * eps.
This function is sometimes called arcsec, is such that:
sec(asec(x)) = x
and such that:
asec(x) = acos(1/x)
EXAMPLE
; print asec(2, 1e-5), asec(2, 1e-10), asec(2, 1e-15), asec(2, 1e-20)
1.0472 1.0471975512 1.047197551196598 1.04719755119659774615
; print asec(5), asec(5i)
1.36943840600456582778 1.57079632679489661923+0.19869011034924140647i
; print acos(5+5i)
0.79039774680951249644-2.64919617780647114961i
LIMITS
0 < eps < 1
LINK LIBRARY
NUMBER *qasec(NUMBER *x, NUMBER *eps)
COMPLEX *c_asec(COMPLEX *c, NUMBER *epsilon)
SEE ALSO
sin, cos, tan, cot, sec, csc
asin, acos, atan, acot, acsc
versin, coversin, vercos, avercos
aversin, acoversin, covercos, acovercos
epsilon
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