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Secant

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

Definition

The secant of an angle in a right triangle is the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the adjacent side.