document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=410549>Question 410549</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the value of \"sin to the -1 power times .707\"?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    sin  .707= </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #288664 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=288664\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sin^-1 (.707) = 44.99134834 which is very close to 45 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I suspect that the problem started from:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin(45) = .707106781\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin^(-1) (.707106781) is the same as arcsin (.707106781) which means:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the angle whose sine is .707106781.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your calculator, if you have a sine function, then you enter 45 and hit the sine function key to get .707106781.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the arcsin, or sin(-1), you enter .707106781 and then hit the 2d key and then the sine function key to get 45 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's the way it works with a TI-30XA calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are using a different calculator, then the method might be different.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can also use sine tables and work backward.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin^(-1) is not a formula like x^(-1) = 1/x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sin^(-1) is a definition which means find the angle whose sine is .....\r<BR>\n" );
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