TITLE: Does $\operatorname{arcsec}(x) = 1 /\arccos(x)$?
QUESTION [7 upvotes]: Does $\operatorname{arcsec}(x) = 1 /\arccos(x)$? I have looked in a few books and Google'd it but I am not finding my answer.

REPLY [3 votes]: It is straight forward, let $$\sec^{-1}(x)=\alpha$$ $$\implies \sec\alpha=x$$ $$\implies \frac{1}{\cos \alpha}=x$$$$\implies \cos \alpha=\frac{1}{x}$$ $$\implies \alpha=\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$$ Substituting the value $\alpha=sec^{-1}(x)$, we get $$\bbox[4pt, border:1px solid blue;]{\color{red}{\sec^{-1}(x)=\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)}}$$