Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - 4.7 Problem Set - Page 261: 18

Answer

$\frac{\pi}{3}$.

Work Step by Step

Let $\cos^{-1}(\frac{1}{2})= y$. Then, cos y= $\frac{1}{2}$. We know that $\cos(\frac{\pi}{3})= \frac{1}{2}$. This implies that y= $\frac{\pi}{3}$.
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