Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Functions - 1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverse - 1.4 Exercises - Page 48: 51

Answer

$sin^{-1}(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}) = \frac{\pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

The domain of $sin^{-1}(x)$ is $[-1, 1]$ and the range is $[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}]$. $sin(\frac{\pi}{3}) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$, so $sin^{-1}(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}) = \frac{\pi}{3}$.
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