The value of ${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\cos \frac{{14\pi }}{3}} \right)$ is…………
The value of ${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\cos \frac{{14\pi }}{3}} \right)$ is…………
Official Solution
We have, ${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\cos \frac{{14\pi }}{3}} \right) = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\cos \left( {4\pi + \frac{{2\pi }}{3}} \right)$
$= {\cos ^{ - 1}}\cos \frac{{2\pi }}{3}$
$= \frac{{2\pi}}{3}$
Note
Remember that, ${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\cos \frac{{14\pi }}{3}} \right) \ne \frac{{14\pi }}{3}$
Since $,\frac{{14\pi }}{3} \notin [0,\pi ]$
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