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Inverse Trig. Functions

f ( x ) = arcsin x

or f ( x ) = sin 1 x

sin 1 x

1
sin x

arcsin ( sin x ) = x
sin ( arcsin x ) = x

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Inverse Trig. Functions

, for which sin = w
Definition : = arcsin w is the number in
2 2
3
Find arcsin
=
2

3
Find the angle ( b / w

and

) on the unit circle that goes with a point with a y value of

3
.
2

1
Find arcsin =
6
2
Find the angle ( b / w

and

) on the unit circle that goes with a point with a y value of

Find arcsin ( 1) =
Find the angle ( b / w

and

1
.
2

) on the unit circle that goes with a point with a y value of

1.

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Inverse Trig. Functions

f ( x ) = arccos x or f ( x ) = cos 1 x

cos 1 x

1
cos x

arccos ( cos x ) = x
cos ( arccos x ) = x

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Inverse Trig. Functions

Definition : = arccos w is the number in [ 0, ] for which cos = w

1 2
Find arccos =
3
2
Find the angle ( b / w 0 and ) on the unit circle that goes with a point with a x value of

1
.
2

3
Find arccos
=
6
2
Find the angle ( b / w 0 and ) on the unit circle that goes with a point with a x value of

3
.
2

Find arccos ( 1) =
Find the angle ( b / w 0 and ) on the unit circle that goes with a point with a x value of 1.

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Inverse Trig. Functions

f ( x ) = arctan x or f ( x ) = tan 1 x

lim arctan x =

1
tan x

lim arctan x =
x

tan 1 x

2
arctan ( tan x ) = x
tan ( arctan x ) = x

arctan x

arcsin x
arccos x

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Inverse Trig. Functions

Definition : = arctan w is the number in
, for which tan = w
2 2
Add tangent information to the

Find arctan ( 1) =
4
Find the angle ( b / w

and

) such that the tangent of that angle is

unit circle by dividing y by x

tan ( 2 ) = undef

1.

tan ( 3 ) = 3
tan ( 4 ) = 1

Find arctan
Find the angle ( b / w

( 3) =

and

) such that the tangent of that angle is

3.
tan ( 0 ) = 0

Find arctan
=
6
3
Find the angle ( b / w

and

) such that the tangent of that angle is

1
3

tan ( 6 ) =

tan ( 6 ) =

1
.
3

1
3

tan ( 4 ) = 1

tan ( 3 ) = 3
tan ( 2 ) = undef

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arclentgh s = r

On the unit circle r = 1,so s =

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Inverse Trig. Functions