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 262: 62

Answer

$-30^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Because $\sin 330^{\circ}=-\sin(360^{\circ}-330^{\circ})=-\sin30^{\circ}=-\frac{1}{2}$, $\sin^{-1}(\sin330^{\circ})=\sin^{-1}(-\frac{1}{2})$ will be the angle $y$, $-90^{\circ}\leq y\leq90^{\circ}$, for which $\sin y=-\frac{1}{2}$. As $\sin (-x)=-\sin x$ and $\sin 30^{\circ}=\frac{1}{2}$, we can write $\sin (-30^{\circ})=-\frac{1}{2}$. Therefore, $\sin^{-1}(\sin330^{\circ})=\sin^{-1}(-\frac{1}{2})=-30^{\circ}$
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