Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Exercise Set - Page 627: 71

Answer

$\dfrac{\sqrt {x^2+4}}{2}$

Work Step by Step

Suppose $\theta =\sin^{-1} (\dfrac{x}{\sqrt {x^2+4}})$ This gives: $\sin \theta=\dfrac{x}{\sqrt {x^2+4}}$ Since, $ r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}$ We know $ a=\sqrt {x^2+4-x^2}=2$ Therefore, we have $\sec [\sin^{-1} (\dfrac{x}{\sqrt {x^2+4}})]=\dfrac{\sqrt {x^2+4}}{2}$
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