Are the terms CSC, SEC, and COT equivalent to the terms Sin^-1, Cos^-1, and Tan^-1? Are the three pairs of terms the same thing just written differently, or are they entirely different?



Answer :

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Step-by-step explanation:

It depends on how it is written. By definition

[tex]\csc(x) = (\sin(x))^{-1} = \frac{1}{\sin(x)}[/tex]

[tex]\sec(x) = (\cos(x))^{-1} = \frac{1}{\cos(x)}[/tex]

[tex]\cot(x) = (\tan(x))^{-1} = \frac{1}{\tan(x)}[/tex]

however the functions

[tex]\sin^{-1}(x), \cos^{-1}(x), \tan^{-1}(x)[/tex] are the inverse functions of sine, cosine and tangent respectively. So, they are not equivalent functions