Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Expression As Definite Integrals

Expression As Definite Integrals

Integrating the derivative and fixing the value at one point gives an expression for the inverse trigonometric function as a definite integral:

\begin{align} \arcsin x &{}= \int_0^x \frac {1} {\sqrt{1 - z^2}}\,dz,\qquad |x| \leq 1\\ \arccos x &{}= \int_x^1 \frac {1} {\sqrt{1 - z^2}}\,dz,\qquad |x| \leq 1\\ \arctan x &{}= \int_0^x \frac 1 {z^2 + 1}\,dz,\\ \arccot x &{}= \int_x^\infty \frac {1} {z^2 + 1}\,dz,\\ \arcsec x &{}= \int_1^x \frac 1 {z \sqrt{z^2 - 1}}\,dz, \qquad x \geq 1\\ \arcsec x &{}= \pi + \int_x^{-1} \frac 1 {z \sqrt{z^2 - 1}}\,dz, \qquad x \leq -1\\ \arccsc x &{}= \int_x^\infty \frac {1} {z \sqrt{z^2 - 1}}\,dz, \qquad x \geq 1\\ \arccsc x &{}= \int_{-\infty}^x \frac {1} {z \sqrt{z^2 - 1}}\,dz, \qquad x \leq -1 \end{align}

When x equals 1, the integrals with limited domains are improper integrals, but still well-defined.

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