SOLUTION: Please help me with this problem Find the exact value of the expression, if it is defined. cos(cos^{-1}(7/11))

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Question 424856: Please help me with this problem
Find the exact value of the expression, if it is defined.
cos(cos^{-1}(7/11))

Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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cos(cos{-1}(7/11))
Once you learn what cos{-1}(7/11) means, this expression is ridiculously easy. cos{-1}(7/11) represents an angle. Specifically it represents "the angle whose cos is 7/11.

So your expression represents "the cos of the angle whose cos is 7/11". Its like asking "What's the name of the girl named Heather?" Or "What's the sum of those numbers that add up to 100?" So cos(cos{-1}(7/11)) is simply 7/11.