Calculus 8th Edition

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Chapter 6 - Inverse Functions - 6.6 Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 6.6 Exercises - Page 481: 8

Answer

$\displaystyle \frac{5}{4}$

Work Step by Step

We don't have a tabular angle for which $\displaystyle \cos t=\frac{3}{5}$, so we construct a right triangle in which this trigonometric ratio (adjacent/hypotenuse) equals $\displaystyle \frac{3}{5}$. See image below. $t=\displaystyle \arccos\frac{3}{5}$ Using the Pythagorean theorem, $\left[\begin{array}{l} b^{2}+3^{2}==5^{2}\\ b=\sqrt{25-9}\\ b=4 \end{array}\right]$ $\displaystyle \csc(\arccos\frac{3}{5})=\csc t=\frac{hyp.}{opp.}=\frac{5}{4}$
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