Signed inverse trigonometric combinations

Signed inverse trigonometric combinations

IB Year 6 | Grade 12

Find the exact value of each of the following, giving your answers in radians.

  1. \(\tan^{-1}(-1)+\cos^{-1}\left(-\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)\)
  2. \(\sin^{-1}1-\cos^{-1}(-1)\)
  3. \(\cos^{-1}\dfrac{1}{2}+\sin^{-1}\left(-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right)\)

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Answer:(a) \(\frac{\pi}{2}\) (b) \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\) (c) \(0\)

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