Calculate the secant of the angle of a right triangle. Enter the angle to calculate the ratio of the hypotenuse divided by the adjacent side of the triangle.
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Secant Formula
Sec X = H/A
- Where X is an angle in degrees or radians
- H is the length of the hypotenuse
- A is the length of the side adjacent to that hypotenuse
The secant can also be calculated using the inverse of the cosine.
sec x = 1 / cos x
Secant Definition
The secant is defined as the inverse of the cosine of a value.
How to calculate the secant?
The following example is a step-by-step guide on calculating the secant of an angle.
- First, you need to determine what information is available to you. The secant can be calculated using known trigonometric properties if the angle is known. Still, it also can be calculated through simply the equation of H/A,a where H is the length of the hypotenuse of a triangle, and A is the length of the adjacent side. For this example, we will assume the length of both of these sides is known. They will be 5m and 4m respectively.
- The next step is to plug these values into the above equation so sec x = 5/4 = 1.25.
- The last step would be to use the actual angle to check this. To do this you would need to enter the angle into the formula 1/cosx.
- Analyze the results.
FAQ
What is secant?
The secant is defined as the inverse of the cosine of a value.
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