4.

7 Inverse Trigonometric
functions

Arcsine
Arccosine
 Lets review inverse functions
Find the inverse of f(x) = 3x + 6
y = 3x + 6
Inverse functions switch domain and range.
So, x = 3y + 6 ( solve for y)
x – 6 = 3y
⅓x–2=y
f -1(x) = ⅓ x - 2
 What is the domain and range of
the Sine function
Domain: All real numbers
Range: - 1 to 1
 What is the domain and range of
the Inverse of the Sine function
The inverse’s Domain would be -1 to 1; Yet
the Range is not all real numbers.
Range
  
  1, 
 2
y 2
2 2

1 1


   2
  1, 
 2 
 Inverse of the Cosine
Domain: [ -1,1]
Range: [ ,0]

 1,  

1,0
 The Tangent function

Domain: All real numbers except  n
2
Where n is a integer
Range: All real numbers
 Inverse of Tangent function
Domain: All real numbers
 
Range: 2  y 
2
 Definition of Arcsine
The arc sine is the inverse function of the
sine. What is the angle that has a sine
equal to a given number 2
 2

arcsin 2
2

4
 2
Since, sin 
4 2
 Solve
Find the exact value.
3
For these problems arccos 
2
All answers are in the
1
First Quadrant. arcsin 
2
arctan 1 
 Solve
Find the exact value.
3 
For these problems arccos 
2 6
All answers are in the
1 
First Quadrant. arcsin 
2 6

arctan 1 
4
 Do you remember?
What are the answers

1
f ( f ( x)) 
1
f ( f ( x)) 
 Solve
Be careful to make sure it is in the Range

 
arcsin  sin  
 3

 7 
arccos cos 
 6 
 Solve
Be careful to make sure it is in the Range

  
arcsin  sin  
 3 3

 7  5
arccos cos 
 6  6
For the arccos the range is [ ,0]
So

arccos(cos x)  0

for[0,  ]
 Solve using a triangle
Cot(arctan x)
Let arctan x = u x2 1
x
u
1
1
Cot u =
x
  x 
Solve csc arctan


2

Let x x
u  arctan , then tan u 
2 2

x2  2
x

u
2
  x 
Solve csc arctan


2

So csc u  1
sin u

x
sin u 
x2  2
x2  2
1 x
csc u 
x
x2  2 u
2
x2  2
csc u 
x
 36  x 2 x
Show that arcsin  arccos
6 6
 36  x 2 x
Show that arcsin  arccos
6 6
Using arccos
6
x ?  6
2 2 2 ?
u
?2  36  x 2 x

?  36  x 2
 36  x 2 x
Show that arcsin  arccos
6 6
Using arccos
6
x ?  6
2 2 2 36  x 2
u
?2  36  x 2 x

?  36  x 2
36  x 2
sin u 
6
x
cos u 
6
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