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: 69

Answer

$\frac{3\pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$g^{-1}(f(\frac{7\pi}{4}))=\cos^{-1}(\sin{\frac{7\pi}{4}})$. $\sin{\frac{7\pi}{4}}=-\frac{\sqrt2}{2}$. Thus $\cos^{-1}\left(\sin{\frac{7\pi}{4}}\right)=\cos^{-1}{-\frac{\sqrt2}{2}}=\frac{3\pi}{4}$, because $\cos{\frac{3\pi}{4}}=-\frac{\sqrt2}{2}$ and $\frac{3\pi}{4}$ is in the range of $\cos^{-1}{x}$, which is $[0,\pi].$
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