Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.2 The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Continued) - 7.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 458: 40

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\csc^{-1}{\sqrt2}=\frac{\pi}{4}$, because $\csc{\frac{\pi}{4}}=\sqrt2$ and $\frac{\pi}{4}$ is in the range of $\csc^{-1}{x}$, which is $[-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}]$ \ $\{0\}.$
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