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Trigonometry Examples
Step 1
Write as an equation.
Step 2
Interchange the variables.
Step 3
Step 3.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 3.2
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 3.3
Take the inverse cosine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosine.
Step 3.4
Add to both sides of the equation.
Step 4
Replace with to show the final answer.
Step 5
Step 5.1
To verify the inverse, check if and .
Step 5.2
Evaluate .
Step 5.2.1
Set up the composite result function.
Step 5.2.2
Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.2.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 5.2.3.2
Add and .
Step 5.3
Evaluate .
Step 5.3.1
Set up the composite result function.
Step 5.3.2
Evaluate by substituting in the value of into .
Step 5.3.3
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.3.3.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.3.2
Add and .
Step 5.3.4
The functions cosine and arccosine are inverses.
Step 5.3.5
Combine the opposite terms in .
Step 5.3.5.1
Subtract from .
Step 5.3.5.2
Add and .
Step 5.4
Since and , then is the inverse of .