Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Exercise Set - Page 628: 117

Answer

This does not make sense.

Work Step by Step

Please note that the function $\tan x$ is not defined at $x=\pm \frac{\pi }{2}$. So the closed interval $[-\frac{\pi }{2}, \frac{\pi }{2}]$ cannot be used as the restriction for the function.
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