How do you evaluate sec(cos^-1(1/2)) without a calculator?

##sec(cos^(-1)(1/2)) = 2##
Another way without calculating ##cos^(-1)(1/2)##:
Consider a right triangle with an angle ##theta = cos^(-1)(1/2)##. Then ##cos(theta) = 1/2## meaning the ratio of its adjacent side to the hypotenuse is ##1/2##. Thus the ratio of the hypotenuse to its adjacent side that is ##sec(theta)## is ##2/1 = 2##.
Thus ##sec(cos^(-1)(1/2)) = sec(theta) = 2##
Note that this same reasoning shows that in general ##sec(cos^(-1)(x)) = 1/x##