Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.2 The Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Continued) - 6.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 480: 43

Answer

$\dfrac{2 \pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

We know that the trigonometric function $\cot^{-1} x$ has range: $(0, \pi)$. Here, $\cot^{-1} (\dfrac{-\sqrt 3}{3})=\dfrac{2 \pi}{ 3}$, because $\sec(\dfrac{2\pi}{3})=\dfrac{-\sqrt 3}{3}$ and $\dfrac{2 \pi}{3}$ lies in the range of $\cot^{-1}{x}$ .
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