Calculus Examples

$\sec^{2} (π)$

Step 1

Apply the reference angle by finding the angle with equivalent trig values in the first quadrant. Make the expression negative because secant is negative in the second quadrant.

${(- \sec (0))}^{2}$

Step 2

The exact value of $\sec (0)$ is $1$ .

${(- 1 \cdot 1)}^{2}$

Step 3

Multiply $- 1$ by $1$ .

${(- 1)}^{2}$

Step 4

Raise $- 1$ to the power of $2$ .

$1$