Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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Chapter 7: Transcendental Functions - Section 7.6 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Exercises 7.6 - Page 420: 12

Answer

$-\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

Work Step by Step

$y=\sin^{-1}x$ is the number in $[-\pi/2, \pi/2]$ for which $\sin y=x.$ Sine is an odd function, and $\displaystyle \sin(\frac{\pi}{3})=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \quad $(QI) which leads to $\displaystyle \sin(-\frac{\pi}{3})=-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$, so $\displaystyle \cot(\sin^{-1}(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}))=\cot(-\frac{\pi}{3})=$ We note that cot is also an odd function; thus: $=-\displaystyle \cot\frac{\pi}{3}$ $=-\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
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