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QuestionFind the exact value of csc1(2)\csc^{-1}(-2). Options: 2π3\frac{2 \pi}{3}, π6-\frac{\pi}{6}, π6\frac{\pi}{6}, π3\frac{\pi}{3}.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The problem asks for the exact value of the inverse cosecant of -, denoted as csc1()\csc^{-1}(-). . The range of csc1(x)\csc^{-1}(x) is (π/,0][0,π/)(-\pi/,0] \cup [0, \pi/).
3. The domain of csc1(x)\csc^{-1}(x) is (,1][1,)(-\infty, -1] \cup [1, \infty).

STEP 2

We know that csc1(x)\csc^{-1}(x) is the angle whose cosecant is xx. So, we are looking for an angle whose cosecant is -2.

STEP 3

The cosecant of an angle is defined as the reciprocal of the sine of the angle. So, we can write the given expression as sin1(1/2)\sin^{-1}(-1/2).
csc1(2)=sin1(1/2)\csc^{-1}(-2) = \sin^{-1}(-1/2)

STEP 4

Now, we need to find an angle in the range of the inverse sine function whose sine is -1/2.

STEP 5

We know that sin(π/)=1/2\sin(-\pi/) = -1/2. Therefore,sin1(1/2)=π/\sin^{-1}(-1/2) = -\pi/

STEP 6

So, the exact value of the expression csc1(2)\csc^{-1}(-2) is π/6-\pi/6.
The correct answer is π6-\frac{\pi}{6}.

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