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Trigonometric functions and their reciprocals on the unit circle. All of the right-angled triangles are similar, i.e. the ratios between their corresponding sides are the same.
Several notations for the inverse trigonometric functions exist. The most common convention is to name inverse trigonometric functions using an arc- prefix: arcsin(x), arccos(x), arctan(x), etc. [1] (This convention is used throughout this article.)
The following is a list of indefinite integrals (antiderivatives) of expressions involving the inverse trigonometric functions.For a complete list of integral formulas, see lists of integrals.
When this notation is used, inverse functions could be confused with multiplicative inverses. The notation with the "arc" prefix avoids such a confusion, though "arcsec" for arcsecant can be confused with "arcsecond". Just like the sine and cosine, the inverse trigonometric functions can also be expressed in terms of infinite series.
The diagram at right shows a circle with centre O and radius r = 1. Let two radii OA and OB make an arc of θ radians. Since we are considering the limit as θ tends to zero, we may assume θ is a small positive number, say 0 < θ < 1 / 2 π in the first quadrant.
Trigonometry (from Ancient Greek τρίγωνον (trígōnon) 'triangle' and μέτρον (métron) 'measure') [1] is a branch of mathematics concerned with relationships between angles and side lengths of triangles.
In the integral , we may use = , = , = . Then, = = () = = = + = +. The above step requires that > and > We can choose to be the principal root of , and impose the restriction / < < / by using the inverse sine function.
A chart to convert between degrees and radians In most mathematical work beyond practical geometry, angles are typically measured in radians rather than degrees. This is for a variety of reasons; for example, the trigonometric functions have simpler and more "natural" properties when their arguments are expressed in radians.