Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Trigonometric Functions - 6.2 Trigonometric Functions: Unit Circle Approach - 6.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 380: 116

Answer

(a) $\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$, $(\frac{\pi}{5},\frac{\sqrt 3}{2})$ (b) $(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}, \frac{\pi}{6})$ (c) $(\frac{\pi}{6}, 2)$

Work Step by Step

(a) Given $g(x)=cos(x)$, we have $g(\frac{\pi}{6})=cos(\frac{\pi}{6})=\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}$ and point $(\frac{\pi}{6},\frac{\sqrt 3}{2})$ (b) Considering that $g^{-1}$ and $g$ have a symmetry with respect to $y=x$, we can find point $(\frac{\sqrt 3}{2}, \frac{\pi}{6})$ on $g^{-1}$. (c) Evaluate the function to get $y=2cos(\frac{\pi}{6}-\frac{\pi}{6})=2$, thus the point is $(\frac{\pi}{6}, 2)$
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