Using Degrees
The CSC function expects radians. To supply an angle to CSC in degrees, multiply the angle by PI()/180 or use the RADIANS function to convert to radians. For example, to get the CSC of 60 degrees, you can use either formula below:
Explanation
The graph of cosecant, shown above, visualizes the output of the function for angles from 0 to a full rotation. The function has vertical asymptotes within the range [0, 2π] at the points 0, π and 2π where the output diverges to infinity. CSC is the inverse of SIN and can be equivalently defined in the formula below: The relationship between cosecant and sine is visualized by the graph of the two functions shown below:
Graphs courtesy of wumbo.net.
Dave Bruns
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