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Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Inverse sine, cosine, tangent, compositions, and solving trig equations

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📈 Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Learn inverse sine, cosine, and tangent, compositions with inverses, and solving trig equations.

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📝 Worked Example: Related Rates — Expanding Circle

Problem:

A stone is dropped into a still pond, creating a circular ripple. The radius of the ripple is increasing at a rate of 22 cm/s. How fast is the area of the circle increasing when the radius is 1010 cm?

2Write the relationship between variables
3Differentiate both sides with respect to time
4Substitute known values

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Inverse sine, cosine, tangent, compositions, and solving trig equations
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