OFFSET
1,1
FORMULA
Equals arcsec((1/2)*(1 - sqrt(5 + 4*sqrt(2)))). [corrected by Jason Yuen, Dec 18 2024]
EXAMPLE
least positive x: 2.6534458515135517347998055805879...
greatest negative x: -1.0826495247186551155684838889...
2.65344... + (-1.08264...) = Pi/2.
MATHEMATICA
Solve[1/Sin[x] + 1/Cos[x] == 1, x]
Plot[1/Sin[x] + 1/Cos[x] - 1, {x, -Pi, Pi}]
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
AUTHOR
Clark Kimberling, Jan 02 2020
STATUS
approved