5.7 Reciprocal trigonometric functions

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Secant

secx=1cosx\sec{x} = \dfrac{1}{\cos{x}}

Domain: xR,xπ2,3π2,...x∈ℝ, x\neq \dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{3\pi}{2}, ...

Range: y1,y1y≤-1, y≥1

Periodicity: 2π2\pi

Asymptote: x=π,2π,...x = \pi, 2\pi, ...



Cosecant

cosecx=1sinx\cosec{x} = \dfrac{1}{\sin{x}}

Domain: xR,xπ,2π,...x∈ℝ, x\neq \pi, 2\pi, ...

Range: y1,y1y≤-1, y≥1

Periodicity: 2π2\pi

Asymptote: x=π2,3π2,...x = \dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{3\pi}{2}, ...



Cotangent

cotx=1tanx\cot{x} = \dfrac{1}{\tan{x}}

Domain: xR,xπ,2π,...x∈ℝ, x\neq \pi, 2\pi, ...

Range: yRy∈ℝ

Periodicity: π\pi

Asymptote: x=π2,3π2,...x = \dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{3\pi}{2}, ...

Important
Reciprocal trigonometric functions

secx=1cosx\sec{x} = \dfrac{1}{\cos{x}}

cosecx=1sinx\cosec{x} = \dfrac{1}{\sin{x}}

cotx=1tanx\cot{x} = \dfrac{1}{\tan{x}}
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