Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 2 - Section 2.2 - Calculators and Trigonometric Functions of an Acute Angle - 2.2 Problem Set - Page 72: 81

Answer

The calculator displays error message. It displays error because for any angle, sin can have a numeric value between 0 and ±1 only, i.e. $-1\leq \sin\theta\leq+1$

Work Step by Step

The calculator displays error message when we try to find A for sin A = 1.234. This is because here we are trying finding an angle A, such that sin A = 1.234 by pressing 1.234 first and then $\sin^{-1}$, but for any angle, sin can have a numeric value between 0 and ±1 only and no such angle exists for which sin A can have a value of 1.234. For any angle $\theta$- $-1\leq \sin\theta\leq+1$
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