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If \(x\in[-1,1]\), what is the value of \(\cos(\cos^{-1}x)\)?

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Correct answer: \(x\)

The function \(\cos^{-1}x\) (principal value in \([0,\pi]\)) returns an angle whose cosine is \(x\). Applying \(\cos\) to that angle gives back the original \(x\) for every \(x\in[-1,1]\). The option \(|x|\) is a tempting distractor (students may wrongly think the result must be nonnegative), but for negative \(x\) the angle \(\cos^{-1}x\) lies in \((\pi/2,\pi]\) and its cosine is negative, equal to \(x\). Exam tip: always check the domain and principal range of inverse trig functions before simplifying compositions.

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Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsCompositionArccosTrigonometryClass-12Properties Of Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsMathematicsClass 12 Mcq

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