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What is the value of cos^-1 (-square root 3/2)

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The value of cos^-1(-sqrt(3)/2) is -π/6 or -30 degrees.

We know that cos^-1(x) gives the angle whose cosine is x, in the range [0, π]. In this case, we are looking for the angle whose cosine is -sqrt(3)/2.

Recall that the cosine function is negative in the second and third quadrants of the unit circle. In the second quadrant, the reference angle whose cosine is sqrt(3)/2 is π/6 or 30 degrees, but the cosine function is negative in this quadrant. Therefore, the angle whose cosine is -sqrt(3)/2 is -π/6 or -30 degrees, which is in the fourth quadrant.

So, cos^-1(-sqrt(3)/2) = -π/6 or -30 degrees.

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