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: 76

Answer

$ =\frac{4}{3}$

Work Step by Step

$\tan (\cos ^ {–1} \frac{3}{5})$ let, $\cos ^ {–1} \frac{3}{5} = \theta$ then, $\cos \theta = \frac{3}{5}$ We know, if $\cos \theta = \frac{b}{h}$, then $\tan \theta = \frac{\sqrt{h^2 - b^2}}{b}$ $\tan \theta = \frac{\sqrt{5^2 - 3^2}}{3}$ $ =\frac{4}{3}$
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