Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Functions - 1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverse - 1.4 Exercises - Page 48: 24

Answer

-1

Work Step by Step

We have to determine $\sin\left(-\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)$. In the unit circle, we have: $\sin\left(-\dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)=\dfrac{-perpendicular}{hypotenuse}=\dfrac{-hypotenuse}{hypotenuse}=-1$ (because $perpendicular=-hypotenuse$ for $-\dfrac{\pi}{2}$)
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