How do you find the exact value of #Cos[sin^-1(1/3) - arcsin(1/2)]#? Trigonometry Inverse Trigonometric Functions Basic Inverse Trigonometric Functions 1 Answer Cesareo R. May 26, 2016 #1/6 + sqrt(2/3)# Explanation: First we will consider that #sin^{-1} equiv arcsin#. We will need the identity #cos(a-b)=cos(a)cos(b)+sin(a)sin(b)# and also that #cos(arcsin(x))=sqrt(1-x^2)#. With all this in mind #cos(arcsin(1/3)-arcsin(1/2))=1/6 + sqrt(2/3)# Answer link Related questions What are the Basic Inverse Trigonometric Functions? How do you use inverse trig functions to find angles? How do you use inverse trigonometric functions to find the solutions of the equation that are in... How do you use inverse trig functions to solve equations? How do you evalute #sin^-1 (-sqrt(3)/2)#? How do you evalute #tan^-1 (-sqrt(3))#? How do you find the inverse of #f(x) = \frac{1}{x-5}# algebraically? How do you find the inverse of #f(x) = 5 sin^{-1}( frac{2}{x-3} )#? What is tan(arctan 10)? How do you find the #arcsin(sin((7pi)/6))#? See all questions in Basic Inverse Trigonometric Functions Impact of this question 2361 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License