SOLUTION: find sin(sin^-1 1/4)

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Question 218272: find sin(sin^-1 1/4)
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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sin^(-1)(1/4) represents the angle whose sine is 1/4. So sin(sin^(-1) (1/4)) represents the sin of the angle whose sin is 1/4. So of course the answer is 1/4!