Inverse Functions
The inverse trigonometric functions are partial inverse functions for the trigonometric functions. For example, the inverse function for the sine, known as the inverse sine (sin−1) or arcsine (arcsin or asin), satisfies
and
This article uses the notation below for inverse trigonometric functions:
| Function | sin | cos | tan | sec | csc | cot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inverse | arcsin | arccos | arctan | arcsec | arccsc | arccot |
Read more about this topic: List Of Trigonometric Identities
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