Algebra and Trigonometry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 9781337271172
ISBN 13: 978-1-33727-117-2

Chapter 6 - 6.6 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.6 Exercises - Page 485: 78

Answer

$\arccos \dfrac{(x-2)}{2}=\arcsin \dfrac {\sqrt {4x-x^2}}{(x-2)}$

Work Step by Step

In order to compute the length of the opposite we will use the Pythagorean Theorem. Consider $\theta=\arccos \dfrac{x-2}{2}$ $h=\sqrt {x^2+y^2} \implies (2)^2=((x-2))^2+(opposite )^2= \implies opposite =\sqrt {4x-x^2}$ We can see that $|x-2| \leq 2 \implies 0 \leq x \leq 4$ and $\theta$ must lie in the first quadrant. So, we have: $\tan \theta=\dfrac{\sqrt {4x-x^2}}{(x-2)} $ and $\arccos \dfrac{(x-2)}{2}=\arcsin \dfrac {\sqrt {4x-x^2}}{(x-2)}$
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