bug in arccotangent function
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10-20-2022, 02:38 PM
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bug in arccotangent function
Hello!
i have found bug in arccotangent function for both Home and Cas modes. For example, acot(-1)=-pi/4 that is wrong because acot(-1)=3pi/4. The same behaviour exists for Xcas and Wolfram Alpha. |
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10-20-2022, 03:27 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
I think its not a bug: both results are correct: arccot ist periodical with period pi
Roland |
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10-20-2022, 04:44 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
(10-20-2022 03:27 PM)Roland57 Wrote: I think its not a bug: both results are correct: arccot ist periodical with period pi You cannot have *both* right, since acot is one to one function. It is just software packages may have different definition of acot. Once defined, it is always one-to-one. I prefer Mathematica's definition of acot(x) as odd function, even though curve has a discontinuity at 0. see thread What should be the correct range of acot function BTW, acot(x) is not periodic. (may be you meant cot(x) ?) |
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10-20-2022, 07:22 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
I'm a physicist, not a mathematician, I have a very practical look at this problem :-)
cot(-pi/4) equals cot(3pi/4) = -1 therefore, arccot(-1) has many solutions, among many others the above mentioned two. And yes: cot() ist periodic and (for a physicist) arccot() ist not a one-to-one relation. Roland |
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10-20-2022, 09:44 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
I am an engineer ... I thought we were talking about principle branch. :-)
acot(x) == atan(1/x) or (pi/2 - atan(x)) |
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10-21-2022, 01:38 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
Ok. Thanks.
Then another question: Why does HP Prime as educational tool have another definition of arccotangent function opposite to such global educational tools as TI-Nspire CX CAS and TI-89 Titanium? |
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10-21-2022, 05:07 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
MATLAB (home use) -0.7854
wxMaxima: -pi/4 |
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10-21-2022, 06:59 PM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
(10-21-2022 01:38 PM)gor1060 Wrote: Why does HP Prime as educational tool have another definition of arccotangent function opposite to such global educational tools as TI-Nspire CX CAS and TI-89 Titanium? Some textbooks define acot(x) as pi/2-atan(x) as TI does. This is consistent with acos(x)=pi/2-asin(x) and acsc(x)=pi/2-asec(x). Other textbooks define acot(x) as atan(1/x) as HP does. This is consistent with asec(x)=acos(1/x) and acsc(x)=asin(1/x). Unfortunately, there is no consensus in the educational world as to the "correct" one. |
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10-22-2022, 01:58 AM
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RE: bug in arccotangent function
:-(
Thanks to everybody for info. |
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