Question Details

What is the value of sin-1(-x) for all x belongs to [-1, 1]?

Options

A

sin-1(x)

B

sin-1(-x)/2

C

-sin-1(x)

D

2sin-1(x)

Correct Answer :

-sin-1(x)

Solution :

The correct option is -sin-1(x).

To understand why this relationship holds, let us go through a step-by-step derivation using the properties of inverse trigonometric functions.

Let us define a variable:
y = sin 1 ( x )
where x [ 1 , 1 ] . By definition of the principal value branch of the inverse sine function, the angle y must lie in the interval:
y [ π 2 , π 2 ]

By taking the sine of both sides of the equation, we can rewrite it in terms of the standard sine function:
sin ( y ) = x

Next, we multiply both sides of the equation by −1 to isolate x:
sin ( y ) = x

We know from trigonometric identities that the sine function is an odd function, meaning:
sin ( y ) = sin ( y )
Substituting this identity back into our equation gives:
sin ( y ) = x

Since y [ π 2 , π 2 ] , it follows that its negative counterpart also lies in the same domain:
y [ π 2 , π 2 ]
Therefore, we can safely take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation:
y = sin 1 ( x )

Multiplying both sides by −1 to solve for y, we get:
y = sin 1 ( x )

Finally, replacing y with our original definition:
sin 1 ( x ) = sin 1 ( x )
This confirms that the inverse sine function is also an odd function over its defined domain.

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