Inverse Trigonometric Functions Question 210

Question: $ {{\cos }^{-1}}( \cos \frac{7\pi }{6} )= $

Options:

A) $ \frac{7\pi }{6} $

B) $ \frac{5\pi }{6} $

C) $ \frac{\pi }{6} $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ {{\cos }^{-1}}( \cos \frac{7\pi }{6} )={{\cos }^{-1}}{ \cos ( \pi +\frac{\pi }{6} ) } $ = $ {{\cos }^{-1}}( -\cos \frac{\pi }{6} )=\pi -{{\cos }^{-1}}\cos \frac{\pi }{6}=\pi -\frac{\pi }{6}=\frac{5\pi }{6} $ .