How do you evaluate arcsec (sec(-pi/3))arcsec(sec(π3))?

2 Answers
Apr 19, 2015

pi/3π3

First sec(-pi/3)sec(π3) would be equal to sec(pi/3)sec(π3) = 2. ( Angle -pi/3π3 lies in the fourth quadrant and because cosine is positive there sec would also be positive).

Now the problem is reduced to evaluating arcsec2. Since sec(pi/3)sec(π3) is 2, hence arcsec2 would be equal to pi/3π3

Apr 19, 2015

theta=arcsec(sec(-pi/3))θ=arcsec(sec(π3))

sectheta=sec(-pi/3)secθ=sec(π3)

:.theta=-pi/3