Arccotangent

Pronunciation: /ɑɹk.koʊˈtæn.dʒənt/ Explain
Abbreviations: acot, arccot

Figure 1: Arccotangent
The arccotangent function returns an angle whose cotangent is a particular value. The arccotangent is a trigonometric function. The arccotangent is the functional inverse of the cotangent function. If adjacent/opposite = cot(θ) then cot-1(adjacent/opposite) = θ. Arccotangent is written arccot or cot-1. Definition: y = cot-1 x if and only if x = cot y.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, arccotangent. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 18. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

More Information

• McAdams, David E.. Cotangent. allmathwords.org. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 6/19/2018. https://www.allmathwords.org/c/cotangent.html.

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