Infinite Series
Like the sine and cosine functions, the inverse trigonometric functions can be calculated using infinite series, as follows:
Leonhard Euler found a more efficient series for the arctangent, which is:
(Notice that the term in the sum for n= 0 is the empty product which is 1.)
Alternatively, this can be expressed:
Read more about this topic: Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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