Answer
$\dfrac{5 \pi}{6}$
Work Step by Step
$y = \cos^{-1}{x} \hspace{15pt} \to \hspace{15pt} x = \cos{y}$
$\text{where } \hspace{15pt} -1 \leq x \leq 1 \hspace{15pt} \text{and} \hspace{15pt} 0 \leq y \leq \pi$
Let $\theta = \cos^{-1} {\left(-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)} \hspace{20pt} 0 \leq \theta \leq \pi$
Since $\theta = \cos^{-1} {\left(-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)}$, then
$\cos{\theta} = -\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
Referring to Table 2 on page 469:
The only angle in the interval $\left[0,\pi \right]$ whose cosine is $-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ is $\dfrac{5 \pi}{6}$.
Therefore, $\cos^{-1} {\left(-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)} = \dfrac{5 \pi}{6}$.
