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: 78

Answer

$-\frac{2\sqrt {21}}{21}$

Work Step by Step

1. Let $f^{-1}(-\frac{2}{5})=t$, we have $f(t)=sin(t)=-\frac{2}{5}$. 2. Let $r=5,y=-2$, we have $x=\sqrt {5^2-(-2)^2}=\sqrt {21}$ 3. Thus $h(f^{-1}(-\frac{2}{5}))=tan(t)=\frac{y}{x}=-\frac{2\sqrt {21}}{21}$
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