IN MATH: 1. n. with respect to a circle, a line which intersects the circle in two points. 2. n. in a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the leg adjacent to the angle. 2. a function of all angles except , etc.; the reciprocal of the cosine. EX.

Secant Used in Newspaper


  Input an angle A in degrees in the yellow box, then press each button to compute angle A in radians, its sine, cosine, and tangent.
  A is °
 
  is rad
  is
  is
  is
      the reciprocal, the cosecant, is
  is 		  the reciprocal, the secant, is
  is 		  the reciprocal, cotangent, is
  is
  Input an angle B in radians in the yellow box, then press each button to compute angle B in degrees, its sine, cosine, and tangent.
  B is radians;
 
  is °
  is
  is
  is
      the reciprocal, the cosecant, is
  is 		  the reciprocal, the secant, is
  is 		  the reciprocal, cotangent, is
  is

The reader
must round
each result.

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 330.

Simplify:
1.
2.
3.
4.

5. Explain how to find using a calculator.

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