Review for Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Applications

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 1.  Find inverse trigonometric values with your calculator, remembering the ranges involved.
      a.  arcsin .8769
      b.  Sec-1(-2)
      c.  arccsc (-1.4583)
      d.  cot-111.1
      e.  Sin-17
      f.  arctan (cot 35o)

 2.  Find inverse trigonometric values without your calculator, remembering the ranges involved.
      a.  arcsin (cos 3/5)
      b.  cos-10
      c.  Cos-11/2
      d.  Arctan 1
      e.  sin (tan-1(3/4))
      f.  tan (arccos (-12/13))
      g.  sin (sin-1.42)
      h. 

3.  Explain why Arcsin 5 does not exist.

4.  Explain why Tan-1(tan x) is not always equal to x, but tan (Tan-1x) is always equal to x.

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