Principal Value of cosec⁻¹(−2)

Find the Principal Value of cosec-1(−2)

Solution:

Let

\[ y = \csc^{-1}(-2) \]

Then,

\[ \csc y = -2 \Rightarrow \sin y = -\frac{1}{2} \]

We know:

\[ \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{6}\right) = \frac{1}{2} \]

So,

\[ \sin y = -\frac{1}{2} = \sin\left(-\frac{\pi}{6}\right) \]

Principal value range of cosec⁻¹(x):

\[ \left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, 0\right) \cup \left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right] \]

Since \(-\frac{\pi}{6}\) lies in this range,

\[ y = -\frac{\pi}{6} \]

Final Answer:

Principal Value = \[ -\frac{\pi}{6} \]

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