Is sec(x)=arccos(x) ?

The answer to whether sec(x)=arccos(x) is False

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prove sec(x)=arccos(x)

prove

sec (x) = arccos (x)

False

Solution steps

sec (x) = arccos (x)

Show that the two sides are not equal

For

sec (x) = arccos (x)

plug in

x = 0

sec (0) = 1

sec (0)

Use the following trivial identity:

sec (0) = 1

sec (0)

sec (x)

periodicity table with

2 πn

cycle:

x 0 \frac{π}{6} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{5 π}{6} sec (x) 1 \frac{2 3}{3} 22 Undefined - 2 - 2 - \frac{2 3}{3} x π \frac{7 π}{6} \frac{5 π}{4} \frac{4 π}{3} \frac{3 π}{2} \frac{5 π}{3} \frac{7 π}{4} \frac{11 π}{6} sec (x) - 1 - \frac{2 3}{3} - 2 - 2 Undefined 22 \frac{2 3}{3}

= 1

= 1

arccos (0) = \frac{π}{2} (Decimal : Degrees : 1.57079 \dots 9 0^{\circ})

arccos (0)

Use the following trivial identity:

arccos (0) = \frac{π}{2}

arccos (0)

x - 1 - \frac{3}{2} - \frac{2}{2} - \frac{1}{2} 0 \frac{1}{2} \frac{2}{2} \frac{3}{2} 1 arccos (x) π \frac{5 π}{6} \frac{3 π}{4} \frac{2 π}{3} \frac{π}{2} \frac{π}{3} \frac{π}{4} \frac{π}{6} 0 arccos (x) 18 0^{\circ} 15 0^{\circ} 13 5^{\circ} 12 0^{\circ} 9 0^{\circ} 6 0^{\circ} 4 5^{\circ} 3 0^{\circ} 0^{\circ}

= \frac{π}{2}

= \frac{π}{2}

The two sides are not equal

\Rightarrow False