Calculus: Early Transcendentals 8th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
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ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-155-0

Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - Inverse Functions and Logarithms - 1.5 Exercises - Page 68: 71

Answer

$sin (tan^{-1}~x) = \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}$

Work Step by Step

Suppose that: $tan ~\theta = x$ Then: $\frac{opp}{adj} = \frac{x}{1}$ Then: $hyp = \sqrt{x^2+1}$ We can find $sin (tan^{-1}~x)$: $sin (tan^{-1}~x)$ $= sin (\theta)$ $= \frac{opp}{hyp}$ $= \frac{x}{\sqrt{x^2+1}}$
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