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Are sin and cos reciprocals of each other

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Hello,

When you compose 2 reciprocals functions, you will find 1.

ex f(x)=√x and g(x)=x² , x>=0
so that g(f(x))=(√x)²=x

sin(cos(0))=sin(1)=0,84147... rad and not 1.
Reciprocal function of sin (x) is arcsin(x).
Reciprocal function of cos (x) is arccos(x).




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