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ACOTH function

Sat Jul 13, 2019 7:14 am

ACOTH function

This article describes the formula syntax and usage of the ACOTH function in Microsoft Excel.



Description Returns the inverse hyperbolic cotangent of a number.



Syntax ACOTH(number) The ACOTH function syntax has the following arguments. Number Required. The absolute value of Number must be greater than 1.



Remarks
  • The hyperbolic arccotangent is an analog of the ordinary (circular) arccotangent.
  • Any real number greaterthan 1 and less than -1. (1 and -1 not included). Numbers inside this range will generate a #NUM! error.
The coth-1 or the inverse hyperbolic cotangent is defined as



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-1 > x > 1



Example Copy the example data in the following table, and paste it in cell A1 of a new Excel worksheet. For formulas to show results, select them, press F2, and then press Enter. If you need to, you can adjust the column widths to see all the data.


Formula


Description


Result


=ACOTH(5)


Returns the hyperbolic arccotangent of 5 (0.202732554).


0.202732554


=ACOTH(1)


Returns the #NUM! error.


#NUM!