Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: Find the principal value, then use the symmetry of the graph over to . Step 2. The solutions are and . **Answer: . Why not the others:** : That uses the symmetry , which belongs to cosine, not to this function. : The first angle is wrong. : Both angles are 90 degrees too large.

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