Graphs of Inverse Functions

Inverse Sine Function The horizontal line test shows that the sine function is not one-to-one and has no inverse function.

The Restricted Domain

Graph the Inverse Sine xy xy

Graph of Inverse Sine xy

Inverse Cosine Function As with the sine, the domain must again be restricted. For cosine we restrict to

Graph the Inverse Cosine xy xy

Graph of Inverse Cosine xy

Inverse Tangent Function

Graph the Inverse Tangent xy und 0 1 und xy 0 1

Graph of Inverse Tangent xy und 0 1