1. Inverses of Trigonometric Functions 13-4
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Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
Holt Algebra 2

2. Objectives Evaluate inverse trigonometric functions.
Use trigonometric equations and inverse trigonometric functions to solve problems.

3. Vocabulary inverse sine functions inverse cosine function
inverse tangent function

4. You have evaluated trigonometric functions for a given angle
You have evaluated trigonometric functions for a given angle. You can also find the measure of angles given the value of a trigonometric function by using an inverse trigonometric relation.

5. The expression sin-1 is read as “the inverse sine
The expression sin-1 is read as “the inverse sine.” In this notation,-1 indicates the inverse of the sine function, NOT the reciprocal of the sine function.
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6. The inverses of the trigonometric functions are not functions themselves because there are many values of θ for a particular value of a. For example, suppose that you want to find cos Based on the unit circle, angles that measure and radians have a cosine of . So do all angles that are coterminal with these angles.

7. Example 1: Finding Trigonometric Inverses
Find all possible values of cos
Step 1 Find the values between 0 and 2 radians for which cos θ is equal to .
Use the x-coordinates of points on the unit circle.

8. Example 1 Continued
Find all possible values of cos
Step 2 Find the angles that are coterminal with angles measuring and radians.
Add integer multiples of 2 radians, where n is an integer

9. Check It Out! Example 1
Find all possible values of tan-11.

10. Because more than one value of θ produces the same output value for a given trigonometric function, it is necessary to restrict the domain of each trigonometric function in order to define the inverse trigonometric functions.

11. Trigonometric functions with restricted domains are indicated with a capital letter. The domains of the Sine, Cosine, and Tangent functions are restricted as follows.
Sinθ = sinθ for {θ| }
θ is restricted to Quadrants I and IV.
Cosθ = cosθ for {θ| }
θ is restricted to Quadrants I and II.
Tanθ = tanθ for {θ| }
θ is restricted to Quadrants I and IV.

12. These functions can be used to define the inverse trigonometric functions. For each value of a in the domain of the inverse trigonometric functions, there is only one value of θ. Therefore, even though tan-1 has many values, Tan-11 has only one value.

14. The inverse trigonometric functions are also called the arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent functions.
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15. Example 2A: Evaluating Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Evaluate each inverse trigonometric function. Give your answer in both radians and degrees. 
Find value of θ for or whose
Cosine .
Use x-coordinates of points on the unit circle.

16. Example 2B: Evaluating Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Evaluate each inverse trigonometric function. Give your answer in both radians and degrees.
The domain of the inverse sine function is
{a|1 = –1 ≤ a ≤ 1}. Because is outside this domain. Sin-1 is undefined.

17. Check It Out! Example 2a
Evaluate each inverse trigonometric function. Give your answer in both radians and degrees.

18. Check It Out! Example 2b
Evaluate each inverse trigonometric function. Give your answer in both radians and degrees.

19. Example 3: Safety Application
A painter needs to lean a 30 ft ladder against a wall. Safety guidelines recommend that the distance between the base of the ladder and the wall should be of the length of the ladder. To the nearest degree, what acute angle should the ladder make with the ground?

20. Example 3 Continued
Step 1 Draw a diagram. The base of the ladder should be (30) = 7.5 ft from the wall. The angle between the ladder and the ground θ is the measure of an acute angle of a right triangle. θ
7.5

21. Example 3 Continued
Step 2 Find the value of θ.
Use the cosine ratio.
Substitute 7.5 for adj. and 30 for hyp. Then simplify.
The angle between the ladder
and the ground should be about 76°

22. Check It Out! Example 3
A group of hikers wants to walk form a lake to an unusual rock formation.
The formation is 1 mile east and 0.75 mile north of the lake. To the nearest degree, in what direction should the hikers head from the lake to reach the rock formation?
Lake θ
Rock
0.75 mi
1 mi

23. Example 4A: Solving Trigonometric Equations
Solve each equation to the nearest tenth. Use the given restrictions.
sin θ = 0.4, for – 90° ≤ θ ≤ 90°
The restrictions on θ are the same as those for the inverse sine function.
Use the inverse sine function on your calculator.
 = Sin-1(0.4) ≈ 23.6°

24. Example 4B: Solving Trigonometric Equations
Solve each equation to the nearest tenth. Use the given restrictions.
sin θ = 0.4, for 90° ≤ θ ≤ 270°
The terminal side of θ is restricted to Quadrants ll and lll. Since sin θ > 0, find the angle in Quadrant ll that has the same sine value as 23.6°.
θ has a reference angle of 23.6°, and 90° < θ < 180°.
θ ≈ 180° –23.6° ≈ 156.4°

25. Check It Out! Example 4a
Solve each equations to the nearest tenth. Use the given restrictions.
tan θ = –2, for –90° < θ < 90°

26. Check It Out! Example 4b
Solve each equations to the nearest tenth. Use the given restrictions.
tan θ = –2, for 90° < θ < 180°