Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
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Chapter 6 - Review Exercises - Page 285: 11

Answer

$y=\frac{2\pi}{3}$

Work Step by Step

RECALL: $y=\sec^{-1}{x} \longrightarrow \cos{y}=\frac{1}{x}$, $y$ is in the interval $[0, \frac{\pi}{2}) \cup (\frac{\pi}{2}, \pi]$ Thus, $y=\sec^{-1}{(-2)}$ implies that $\cos{y}=\frac{1}{-2}=-\frac{1}{2}$. Note that $\cos{(\frac{2\pi}{3})}=-\frac{1}{2}$. Therefore, $y=\sec^{-1}{(-2)}\longrightarrow y=\frac{2\pi}{3}$
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