Cotangent

Pronunciation: /'koʊ.tæn.dʒənt/ Explain
Abbreviation: cot

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In right triangle trigonometry, cotangent is defined to be equal to the length of the side adjacent to the angle divided by the length of the side opposite the angle.[2] The arccotangent is the functional inverse of cotangent. It is denoted arccot() or cot-1().

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, cotangent. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 49. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Hutton, Charles. A Course in Mathematics, Volume II. 4th edition. pp 2-3. www.archive.org. G. & J. Robinson. 1804. Last Accessed 6/25/2018. http://www.archive.org/stream/courseofmathemat02huttrich#page/2/mode/1up/search/cosecant. Buy the book

More Information

• McAdams, David E.. Tangent. allmathwords.org. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. 6/27/2018. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/t/tangent.html.

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McAdams, David E. Cotangent. 4/16/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/cotangent.html.

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4/16/2019: Updated equations and expressions to new format. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
1/5/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
11/18/2008: Changed manipulative to GeoGebra. (McAdams, David E.)
4/30/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)