The arcsec u just means an angle, Θ, whose secant = u.... or just .... u /1
Thus, since the secant ratio is r / x....this means that r = u and x = 1
And y = √[r^2 - x^2] = √[u^2 - 1^2] = √[u^2 - 1]
And the cotangent of such an angle is just x / y = 1 / √[u^2 - 1] and "rationalizing" the denominator, we have
cot (arcsec u) = cot Θ = √[u^2 - 1] / [u^2 - 1]
