Derivative of arcsec

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Theorem

The following formula holds: $$\dfrac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}z} \mathrm{arcsec}(z) = \dfrac{1}{z^2\sqrt{1-\frac{1}{z^2}}},$$ where $\mathrm{arcsec}$ is the inverse secant function.

Proof

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