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Find the principal value of each of the following :\(\cos^{-1}\left(\cos\frac{7\pi}{6}\right)\)

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\(\cos^{-1}\left(\cos\frac{7\pi}{6}\right)\)\(=\cos^{-1}\left(\cos\left(2\pi+\frac{5\pi}{6}\right)\right)\)

[Formula: cos(2π – x) = cos (x), as cos has a positive vaule in the fourth quadrant. ]

\(=\cos^{-1}\left(\cos\frac{5\pi}{6}\right)\) [Formula: cos -1(cos x) = x

\(=\frac{5\pi}{6}\)



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