Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 4.7 Problem Set - Page 261: 26

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$sin^{-1}(\frac{\sqrt 2}{2})=sin^{-1}(\frac{1}{\sqrt 2})$ Let $sin^{-1}(\frac{1}{\sqrt 2})=y$. Then, sin y=$\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}$. We know that $sin\frac{\pi}{4}=\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}$. $⇒y= \frac{\pi}{4}$
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