Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.6 Exercises - Page 481: 7

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$

Work Step by Step

We don't have a tabular angle for which $\displaystyle \sin t=\frac{2}{3}$, so we construct a right triangle in which this trigonometric ratio (opposite/hypotenuse) equals $\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}$. See image below. $t=\displaystyle \sin^{-1}\frac{2}{3}.$ $\tan t$ = (opposite leg)/(adjacent leg) we find the adjacent leg using the Pythagorean th.: $\left[\begin{array}{l} a^{2}+2^{2}=3^{2}\\ a=\sqrt{9-4}\\ a=\sqrt{5} \end{array}\right]$ $\displaystyle \tan t=\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}=\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{5}$
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