Precalculus (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 013421742X
ISBN 13: 978-0-13421-742-0

Chapter 7 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations - Quiz - Page 725: 1

Answer

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Work Step by Step

1. Given $y=cos^{-1}(x)$, we have $x=cos(y)$, thus $y=cos(x)$ is the inverse or the original function. 2. Graph $y=cos(x)$ (blue) and use the symmetry around $y=x$ to graph $y=cos^{-1}(x)$ (red). 3. We can find three points on $y=cos^{-1}(x)$ with coordinates $(1,0),(0,\frac{\pi}{2}),(-1,\pi)$ 4. We can identify the domain of $y=cos^{-1}(x)$ as $[-1,1]$ and range as $[0,\pi]$
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