acot

computes the element-wise inverse cotangeant of the argument.

Calling Sequence

y = acot(x)

Arguments

:x Real or complex array. : :y Real or complex array. :

Description

Computes the element-wise inverse cotangeant of the argument. For real argument the result is real.

The following equalities hold: acot(z) = %pi- acot(-z)=%pi/2-atan(z)=%i*acoth(%i*z)+%pi/2*(1-csgn(z+%i))

Sample

Examples

x=[1 2 -2 `sqrt`_(2) -`sqrt`_(2) 2/`sqrt`_(3) -2/`sqrt`_(3) -1];
acot(x)/%pi

See Also

  • cotg cotangent
  • acotd computes the element-wise inverse cotangeant of the argument, result in degree.
  • csgn Returns the sign of a vector of real of complex values.
  • acoth element wise hyperbolic cotangeant inverse.
  • atan 2-quadrant and 4-quadrant inverse tangent

References

  • Kahan, W., “Branch cuts for complex elementary functions, or, Much ado about nothing’s sign bit”, Proceedings of the joing IMA/SIAM conference on The State of the Art in Numerical Analysis, University of Birmingham, A. Iserles and M.J.D. Powell, eds, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1987, 165-210.

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