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Inverse CotangentThe function , also denoted arccot(), where is the Cotangent and the superscript denotes anInverse Function and not the multiplicative inverse. The Maclaurin Series is given by
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and Laurent Series by
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Euler derived the Infinite series
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(Wetherfield 1996).
The inverse cotangent satisfies
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for Positive and Negative , and
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for . The inverse cotangent is given in terms of other inverse trigonometric functions by
for Positive or Negative , and
for .
A number
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where is an Integer or Rational Number, is sometimes called a Gregory Number. Lehmer (1938a) showed that can be expressed as a finite sum of inverse cotangents of Integer arguments
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where
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with the Floor Function, and
with and , and where the recurrence is continued until . If an Inverse Tangent sum is writtenas
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then equation (14) becomes
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where
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Inverse cotangent sums can be used to generate Machin-Like Formulas.
An interesting inverse cotangent identity attributed to Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) by Lehmer (1938b; Bromwich 1965,Castellanos 1988ab) is
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where
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Other inverse cotangent identities include
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as well as many others (Bennett 1926, Lehmer 1938b).See also Cotangent, Inverse Tangent, Machin's Formula, Machin-Like Formulas, Tangent References
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