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The function $\mathrm{arccos} \colon [-1,1] \longrightarrow [0,\pi]$ is the [[inverse function]] of the [[cosine]] function.
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The function $\mathrm{arccos} \colon \mathbb{C} \setminus \{(-\infty,-1) \bigcup (1,\infty) \} \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is defined by
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$$\rm{arccos}(z)=\dfrac{\pi}{2} + i\log\left( iz + \sqrt{1-z^2} \right),$$
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where $i$ denotes the [[imaginary number]] and $\log$ denotes the [[logarithm]].
  
 
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File:Arccos.png|Graph of $\mathrm{arccos}$ on $[-1,1]$.
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File:Arccosplot.png|Graph of $\mathrm{arccos}$ on $[-1,1]$.
 
File:Complexarccosplot.png|[[Domain coloring]] of $\mathrm{arccos}$.
 
File:Complexarccosplot.png|[[Domain coloring]] of $\mathrm{arccos}$.
 
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=Properties=
 
=Properties=
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[[Arccos as inverse cosine]]<br />
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[[Derivative of arccos]]<br />
 
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[[Antiderivative of arccos]]<br />
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<strong>Proposition:</strong>  
 
$\mathrm{arccos}(z)=\mathrm{arcsec} \left( \dfrac{1}{z} \right)$
 
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<strong>Proof:</strong> █
 
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=References=
 
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[[Arccosh]]  
 
[[Arccosh]]  
  
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Latest revision as of 20:04, 22 November 2016

The function $\mathrm{arccos} \colon \mathbb{C} \setminus \{(-\infty,-1) \bigcup (1,\infty) \} \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is defined by $$\rm{arccos}(z)=\dfrac{\pi}{2} + i\log\left( iz + \sqrt{1-z^2} \right),$$ where $i$ denotes the imaginary number and $\log$ denotes the logarithm.

Properties

Arccos as inverse cosine
Derivative of arccos
Antiderivative of arccos

References

Weisstein, Eric W. "Inverse Cosine." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/InverseCosine.html

See Also

Cosine
Cosh
Arccosh

Inverse trigonometric functions