Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Functions - 1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverse - 1.4 Exercises - Page 48: 59

Answer

$$\frac{{\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} }}{2}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \sin \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right)} \right) \cr & {\text{From the triangle shown below}} \cr & \cos \theta = \frac{x}{2} \cr & \theta = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right),{\text{ then}} \cr & \sin \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right)} \right) = \sin \theta \cr & {\text{From the triangle we obtain }}\sin \theta \cr & \sin \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{x}{2}} \right)} \right) = \frac{{\sqrt {4 - {x^2}} }}{2} \cr} $$
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