You found and graphed the inverses of relations

and functions. (Lesson 1-7)

LEQ: How do we evaluate and graph inverse

trigonometric functions & find compositions of
trigonometric functions?
 arcsine function
arccosine function
arctangent function
 Evaluate Inverse Sine Functions

A. Find the exact value of , if it exists.

Find a point on the unit circle on the interval

with a y-coordinate of . When t =

Therefore,
 Evaluate Inverse Sine Functions

Answer:

Check If
 Evaluate Inverse Sine Functions

B. Find the exact value of , if it exists.

Find a point on the unit circle on the interval

with a y-coordinate of When t = , sin t =

Therefore, arcsin
 Evaluate Inverse Sine Functions

Answer:

CHECK If arcsin then sin

 Evaluate Inverse Sine Functions

C. Find the exact value of sin1 (2), if it exists.

Because the domain of the inverse sine function is

[1, 1] and 2 < 1, there is no angle with a sine of
2. Therefore, the value of sin1(2) does not exist.

Answer: does not exist

Find the exact value of sin1 0.

A. 0

B.

C.

D.
 Evaluate Inverse Cosine Functions

A. Find the exact value of cos11, if it exists.

Find a point on the unit circle on the interval [0, ]

with an x-coordinate of 1. When t = 0, cos t = 1.
Therefore, cos11 = 0.
 Evaluate Inverse Cosine Functions

Answer: 0

Check If cos1 1 = 0, then cos 0 = 1.

 Evaluate Inverse Cosine Functions

B. Find the exact value of , if it

exists.

Find a point on the unit circle on the interval [0, ] with

an x-coordinate of When t =

Therefore, arccos
 Evaluate Inverse Cosine Functions

Answer:

CHECK If arcos
 Evaluate Inverse Cosine Functions

C. Find the exact value of cos1(2), if it exists.

Since the domain of the inverse cosine function is

[1, 1] and 2 < 1, there is no angle with a cosine of
2. Therefore, the value of cos1(2) does not exist.

Answer: does not exist

Find the exact value of cos1 (1).

A.

B.

C.

D.
 Evaluate Inverse Tangent Functions

A. Find the exact value of , if it exists.

Find a point on the unit circle on the interval

such that When t = ,

tan t = Therefore,
 Evaluate Inverse Tangent Functions

Answer:

Check If , then tan

 Evaluate Inverse Tangent Functions

B. Find the exact value of arctan 1, if it exists.

Find a point on the unit circle in the interval

such that When t = , tan t =

Therefore, arctan 1 = .
 Evaluate Inverse Tangent Functions

Answer:

Check If arctan 1 = , then tan = 1.

Find the exact value of arctan .

A.

B.

C.

D.
 Sketch Graphs of Inverse Trigonometric
Functions
Sketch the graph of y = arctan

By definition, y = arctan and tan y = are equivalent on

for <y< , so their graphs are the same. Rewrite
tan y = as x = 2 tan y and assign values to y on the
interval to make a table to values.
 Sketch Graphs of Inverse Trigonometric
Functions
Then plot the points (x, y) and connect them with a
smooth curve. Notice that this curve is contained
within its asymptotes.

Answer:
Sketch the graph of y = sin1 2x.

A. C.

B. D.
 Use an Inverse Trigonometric
Function
A. MOVIES In a movie theater, a 32-foot-tall
screen is located 8 feet above ground. Write a
function modeling the viewing angle for a person
in the theater whose eye-level when sitting is
6 feet above ground.

Draw a diagram to find the measure of the viewing

angle. Let 1 represent the angle formed from eye-
level to the bottom of the screen, and let 2 represent
the angle formed from eye-level to the top of the
screen.
 Use an Inverse Trigonometric
Function

So, the viewing angle is = 2 1. You can use the

tangent function to find 1 and 2. Because the
eye-level of a seated person is 6 feet above the
ground, the distance opposite 1 is 8 6 feet or 2 feet
long.
 Use an Inverse Trigonometric
Function
opp = 2 and adj = d

Inverse tangent function

The distance opposite 2 is (32 + 8) 6 feet or 34 feet

opp = 34 and adj = d

Inverse tangent function

 Use an Inverse Trigonometric
Function
So, the viewing angle can be modeled by

Answer:
 Use an Inverse Trigonometric
Function
B. MOVIES In a movie theater, a 32-foot-tall
screen is located 8 feet above ground-level.
Determine the distance that corresponds to the
maximum viewing angle.

The distance at which the maximum viewing angle

occurs is the maximum point on the graph. You can
use a graphing calculator to find this point.
 Use an Inverse Trigonometric
Function
From the graph, you can see that the maximum
viewing angle occurs approximately 8.2 feet from the
screen.

Answer: about 8.2 ft

MATH COMPETITION In a classroom, a 4 foot tall
screen is located 6 feet above the floor. Write a
function modeling the viewing angle for a
student in the classroom whose eye-level when
sitting is 3 feet above the floor.

A. C.

B. D.
 Use Inverse Trigonometric Properties

A. Find the exact value of , if it exists.

The inverse property applies because lies on the

interval [1, 1].

Therefore,

Answer:
 Use Inverse Trigonometric Properties

B. Find the exact value of , if it

exists.
Notice that does not lie on the interval [0, ].

However, is coterminal with 2 or which

is on the interval [0, ].

 Use Inverse Trigonometric Properties

Therefore, .

Answer:
 Use Inverse Trigonometric Properties

C. Find the exact value of , if it

exists.

Because tan x is not defined when x = ,

arctan does not exist.

Answer: does not exist

Find the exact value of arcsin

A.

B.

C.

D.
 Evaluate Compositions of Trigonometric
Functions
Find the exact value of

To simplify the expression, let u = cos1

so cos u = .

Because the cosine function is positive in Quadrants I

and IV, and the domain of the inverse cosine function
is restricted to Quadrants I and II, u must lie in
Quadrant I.
 Evaluate Compositions of Trigonometric
Functions
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, you can find that the
length of the side opposite is 3. Now, solve for sin u.

Sine function

opp = 3 and hyp = 5

So,

Answer:
Find the exact value of

A.

B.

C.

D.
 Evaluate Compositions of Trigonometric
Functions
Write cot (arccos x) as an algebraic expression of
x that does not involve trigonometric functions.
Let u = arcos x, so cos u = x.
Because the domain of the inverse cosine function is
restricted to Quadrants I and II, u must lie in Quadrant
I or II. The solution is similar for each quadrant, so we
will solve for Quadrant I.
 Evaluate Compositions of Trigonometric
Functions
From the Pythagorean Theorem, you can find that the
length of the side opposite to u is . Now, solve
for cot u.

Cotangent function

opp = and adj = x

So, cot(arcos x) = .
 Evaluate Compositions of Trigonometric
Functions

Answer:
Write cos(arctan x) as an algebraic expression of x
that does not involve trigonometric functions.

A.

B.

C.

D.