Calculus: Early Transcendentals (2nd Edition)

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Chapter 1 - Functions - 1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverse - 1.4 Exercises - Page 48: 68

Answer

$\frac{2\pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\cot \frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ $⇒ -\cot \frac{\pi}{3}= -\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ $⇒\cot(\pi-\frac{\pi}{3})=-\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ $⇒\cot(\frac{2\pi}{3})=- \frac{1}{\sqrt 3}$ Thus we get, $\cot^{-1}(-\frac{1}{\sqrt 3})= \frac{2\pi}{3}$
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