ACSC INDEX

ACSC _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ operator

The acsc operator returns the arccosecant of its argument.

syntax:

acsc(<expression>) or acsc <simple\_expression>

<expression> may be any scalar REDUCE expression, not an array, matrix or vector expression. <simple\_expression> must be a single identifier or begin with a prefix operator name.

examples:


acsc(ab); 

  ACSC(AB) 


acsc 15; 

  ACSC(15) 


df(acsc(x*y),x); 

         2  2
  -SQRT(X *Y  - 1)
  ---------------- 
       2  2
   X*(X *Y  - 1)


on rounded; 

res := acsc(2/sqrt(3)); 

  RES := 1.0471975512 


res-pi/3; 

  0

An explicit numeric value is not given unless the switch round ed is on and the argument has an absolute numeric value less than or equal to 1.