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: 79

Answer

2

Work Step by Step

The algebraic expression for $\cot(\tan^{-1}x)$ involving $x$ only is $\cot(\tan^{-1}x)=\frac{1}{x}$ Then, we get $\cot(\tan^{-1}\frac{1}{2})=\frac{1}{1/2}=2$
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