Value of sin⁻¹(cos π/9)

Question

Find the value of:

\[ \sin^{-1}(\cos \tfrac{\pi}{9}) \]

Solution

Use identity:

\[ \cos \theta = \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) \]

So,

\[ \sin^{-1}(\cos \tfrac{\pi}{9}) = \sin^{-1}\left(\sin\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \frac{\pi}{9}\right)\right) \]

\[ = \sin^{-1}\left(\sin \tfrac{7\pi}{18}\right) \]

Now check principal range of \( \sin^{-1}x \):

\[ \left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right] \]

Since \( \tfrac{7\pi}{18} \in \left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \),

\[ \sin^{-1}(\sin \tfrac{7\pi}{18}) = \tfrac{7\pi}{18} \]

Final Answer:

\[ \boxed{\tfrac{7\pi}{18}} \]

Key Concept

Convert cosine into sine using complementary angle identity, then apply principal value rule.

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