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 481: 59

Answer

$\frac{u}{\sqrt {1-u^2}}$

Work Step by Step

1. Let $sin^{-1}u=t, -\frac{\pi}{2}\le t\le \frac{\pi}{2}$, we have $sin(t)=u$. 2. Let $y=u,r=1$, we have $x=\sqrt {1-u^2}$ 3. Thus $tan(sin^{-1}u)=tan(t)=\frac{y}{x}=\frac{u}{\sqrt {1-u^2}}$
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