Tutorial Exercise

Find the exact value of the expression, if possible.

[tex]\[ \cos \left(\arcsin \left(\frac{8}{17}\right)\right) \][/tex]

Step 1

Recall the definition of the inverse trigonometric functions.

The inverse sine function is defined by [tex]\( y = \arcsin(x) \)[/tex] if and only if [tex]\( \sin(y) = x \)[/tex], with appropriate restrictions on the domain.

Let [tex]\( u = \arcsin \left(\frac{8}{17}\right) \)[/tex].

According to the definition, what is the value of [tex]\( \sin(u) \)[/tex]?

[tex]\[ \sin(u) = \][/tex]

[tex]\[ \boxed{\frac{8}{17}} \][/tex]