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What is the principal value of $\sin^{-1}\Big(-\frac{1}{2}\Big)?$

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Let $ \text{y}=\sin^{-1}\Big(-\frac{1}{2}\Big)$
Then,
$ \sin\text{y}=-\frac{1}{2}=\sin\Big(-\frac{\pi}{6}\Big) $
$\text{y}=-\frac{\pi}{6}\in\Big[-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\Big]$
Here, $\Big[-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\Big]$ is the range of the pricipal value branch of the inverse sine function.
$\therefore\ \sin^{-1}\Big(-\frac{1}{2}\Big)=-\frac{\pi}{6}$

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