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Inverse Trigonometric Functions — MATHS STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMATHSInverse Trigonometric Functions1 Mark
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Find the principal values of: $\sec ^{-1}(2)$
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Answer

(b) : Let $\sec ^{-1}(2)=\theta \Rightarrow \sec \theta=2=\sec \frac{\pi}{3}$
$\Rightarrow \theta=\frac{\pi}{3} \in[0, \pi]-\left\{\frac{\pi}{2}\right\}$
$\therefore \quad$ Principal value of $\sec ^{-1}(2)$ is $\frac{\pi}{3}$.

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