asec

Inverse secant in radians

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Syntax

Description

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Y = asec(X) returns the Inverse Secant (sec-1) of the elements of X. The asec function operates element-wise on arrays. For real elements of X in the interval [-Inf,-1] and [1,Inf], asec returns values in the interval [0,pi]. For real values of X in the interval [-1,1] and for complex values of X, asec returns complex values. All angles are in radians.

Examples

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asec(-2.8)

ans =

    1.9360
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Find the inverse secant of the elements of vector x. The asec function acts on x element-wise.

x = [0.5i 1+3i -2.2+i];
Y = asec(x)

Y =

   1.5708 + 1.4436i   1.4749 + 0.2970i   1.9503 + 0.1833i
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Plot the inverse secant function over the intervals $-5 \le x \le -1$ and $1 \le x \le 5$.

x1 = -5:0.01:-1;
x2 = 1:0.01:5;
plot(x1,asec(x1),'b')
hold on
plot(x2,asec(x2),'b')
grid on

Input Arguments

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Numeric input, specified as a number, vector, matrix, or multidimensional array.

Data Types: single | double
Complex Number Support: Yes

More About

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Inverse Secant

The inverse secant is defined as

sec−1(z)=cos−1(1z).

Tall Array Support

This function fully supports tall arrays. For more information, see Tall Arrays.

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Introduced before R2006a

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