- Show that
arcsin y = arccos xis the equation of a circle. - Note that the equation of a circle is
x^2+y^2=1.
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solution
arcsin(y) = arccos(x) implies y = sin(arccos(x))sin(arccos(x)) can be shown to equal ±sqrt(1-x²) with a simple triangle diagram and the pythagorean theorem, so we have y = ±sqrt(1-x²). This can be easily re-arranged to give x² + y² = 1.