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: 69

Answer

$\dfrac{3 \pi}{4}$

Work Step by Step

Let us substitute: $g^{-1}(f (\dfrac{ 7 \pi}{4})=\cos (\sin^{-1}(\dfrac{ 7 \pi}{4}))$ From the unit circle, we know that: $\sin \dfrac{ 7 \pi}{4}= (\dfrac{-\sqrt 2}{2})$ We know that the trigonometric function $\cos^{-1}$ has the domain $[-1,1]$ and the range $[0, \pi]$. Therefore, $\cos^{-1} (\sin \dfrac{7 \pi}{4})=\cos^{-1} (\dfrac{-\sqrt 2}{2}) =\dfrac{3 \pi}{4}$ because $\cos \dfrac{3 \pi}{4}=\dfrac{-\sqrt 2}{2}$ and $\dfrac{3 \pi}{4}$ lies in the range of $\cos^{-1} x$.
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