Answer
-1.37
Work Step by Step
Using the inverse function as the problem asks us to do, we find:
$$\tan \left(x\right)=-5 \\ x=\arctan \left(-5\right)+\pi n \\ x=-1.37$$
This is not the only solution, as shown by the $+\pi n$ in step 2.
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