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Mathematical Expression Editor

Variables and CoVariation - See Unit 1 PDF

Comparing Lines and Exponentials - See Unit 2 PDF

Functions - See Unit 3 PDF

Building New Functions - See Unit 4 PDF

Exponential Functions Revisited - See Unit 5 PDF

Rational Functions - See Unit 6 PDF

Analyzing Functions - See Unit 7 PDF

Origins of Trig - See Unit 8 PDF

Trigonometric Functions - See Unit 9 PDF

Inverse Functions In Depth

Review of Inverse Functions

Review of Inverse Functions

Finding Inverses Algebraically

Graphs of Inverse Functions

Logarithms

Definition of Logarithms

Properties of Logarithms

Solving Logarithmic Equations

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Inverse Cosine

Other Inverse Trig Functions

Applications of Inverse Trigonometry

Back Matter

  1. precal
  2. Precalculus with Review 2: Unit 10
  3. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
  4. Bobby Ramsey
Objectives
Inverse Cosine
  • Defining the arccosine function as the inverse of a restriction of the cosine function.
  • Exploring properties of the arccosine function.
  • Evaluating compositions of the arccosine function with the cosine function.
Other Inverse Trig Functions
  • Defining the other inverse trig functions.
  • Exploring the properties of the other inverse trig functions.
Applications of Inverse Trig
  • Exploring how inverse trig functions can be used in the context of word problems.
  • Using inverse trig functions to find missing angles.
  • Using inverse trig to solve equations.
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