How do you find inverse trig functions without calculator?

1 Answer
Mar 28, 2018

See below

Explanation:

3 rules:

  • (1) Know that cos, sec functions are restricted to quad 1 and 2
  • (2) Know that tan, cot, sin, csc are restricted to quad 1 and 4
  • (3) And when you go to quadrant 4 with tan, cot, sin, csc, use negative angles

1) arcsin(1)=π2
2) arctan(1)=π4
3) arcsec(12)=DNE
4) arccsc(2)=π4