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Engineering function

IMCSC

Returns the cosecant of a complex number.

Rarely usedDifficulty 1550 · AdvancedUsage rank #506 of 520
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When to use it

The cosecant of a complex number.

The shape of it

Syntax
=IMCSC(inumber)

Worked examples

  • Typical

    =IMCSC("4+3i") → -0.0754898329158637+0.0648774713706355i

    A typical result.

  • Real

    =IMCSC("1") → 1.18839510577812

    A real input gives csc(1).

  • Pure imaginary

    =IMCSC("i") → -0.850918128239322i

    csc(i) is -i/sinh(1).

Worth knowing

  • 1/IMSIN.
  • Introduced in Excel 2013.
  • Result is text.

Where it goes wrong

  • #NUM! at zero.
  • #NAME? in Excel 2010 and earlier.

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