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Ch. 2 - Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions; Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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Capitolo 2, Problema 65

In Exercises 63–82, use a sketch to find the exact value of each expression. tan (cos⁻¹ 5/13)

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Recognize that the expression is \( \tan(\cos^{-1}(\frac{5}{13})) \). Here, \( \cos^{-1}(\frac{5}{13}) \) represents an angle \( \theta \) whose cosine is \( \frac{5}{13} \). So, set \( \theta = \cos^{-1}(\frac{5}{13}) \), which means \( \cos \theta = \frac{5}{13} \).
Draw a right triangle to represent the angle \( \theta \). Since \( \cos \theta = \frac{\text{adjacent}}{\text{hypotenuse}} = \frac{5}{13} \), label the adjacent side as 5 and the hypotenuse as 13.
Use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of the opposite side. The formula is \( \text{opposite} = \sqrt{\text{hypotenuse}^2 - \text{adjacent}^2} = \sqrt{13^2 - 5^2} \).
Calculate the opposite side length inside the square root (do not simplify fully), so you have \( \sqrt{169 - 25} \).
Now, find \( \tan \theta = \frac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}} = \frac{\sqrt{169 - 25}}{5} \). This expression gives the exact value of \( \tan(\cos^{-1}(\frac{5}{13})) \).

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