Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-acos

Description: Define the arccosine function. See also remarks for df-asin . Since we define arccos in terms of arcsin , it shares the same branch points and cuts, namely ( -oo , -u 1 ) u. ( 1 , +oo ) . (Contributed by Mario Carneiro, 31-Mar-2015)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-acos arccos = x π 2 arcsin x

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 cacos class arccos
1 vx setvar x
2 cc class
3 cpi class π
4 cdiv class ÷
5 c2 class 2
6 3 5 4 co class π 2
7 cmin class
8 casin class arcsin
9 1 cv setvar x
10 9 8 cfv class arcsin x
11 6 10 7 co class π 2 arcsin x
12 1 2 11 cmpt class x π 2 arcsin x
13 0 12 wceq wff arccos = x π 2 arcsin x