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ArcCos






Mathematica Notation

Traditional Notation









Elementary Functions > ArcCos[z] > Transformations > Transformations and argument simplifications > Argument involving basic arithmetic operations > Involving cos-1((1-z2)1/2/(-z2)1/2) > Involving cos-1((1-z2)1/2/(-z2)1/2) and cos-1(1/z)





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Input Form





ArcCos[Sqrt[1 - z^2]/Sqrt[-z^2]] == (Pi/2) (1 + Sqrt[z^2/(-1 + z^2)] (-Sqrt[(z^2 - 1)/z^2] + z Sqrt[(-1 + z^2)/z^4])) - z Sqrt[z^2/(-1 + z^2)] Sqrt[(-1 + z^2)/z^4] ArcCos[1/z]










Standard Form





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MathML Form







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Rule Form





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2003-08-21