Inverse Trig Functions

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Taught by MrRutter
  • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
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Lesson Description:

Learn about inverse trig functions and what their graphs look like.

Additional Resources:
  • Trig Graphs - A table of graphs of trig and inverse trig functions.
Questions answered by this video:
  • What are inverse trig functions?
  • What does inverse sin, inverse cos, and inverse tan mean?
  • What does sin^-1 theta mean?
  • How do you graph inverse trig functions?
  • What does the graph of y = inverse sin x look like?
  • What quadrants are the inverse trig functions defined in?
  • What is arcsin (-1)?
  • What is cot(sin^-1(1/2) - cos^-1(1))?
  • How do you calculate values of inverse trig functions?
  • Staff Review

    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.
    This lesson is a good explanation of inverse trig functions, what they mean, and how they are graphed. A topic that is often quite difficult to understand and put on paper is done in a very straight-forward way.
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    • Currently 2.0/5 Stars.
    I like it but it would be appropriate to talk about why we restrict the range on the inverse sine. Reminder of one-to-one functions would help to fill in any gaps the viewer may have.