I always draw a right angled triangle when I answer questions like this.
CPhill's answer is approximate. It is easy to get the exact answer
Let the angle be θ
for starters sinθ is positive (1st or 2nd quad) so cotθ can be positive or neg.
From the diagram it can be seen that Cot θ= sqrt(5)/2
cot(sin−1(23))=√52
cot(sin^-1(2/3))
First, let's evaluate sin^-1 (2/3) = 41.810314895779°
So..........cot(41.810314895779) = 1.118033988749441
Notice that if this angle could also lie in the second quadrant..... there, the cotangent would be........ (-1.118033988749441)
I always draw a right angled triangle when I answer questions like this.
CPhill's answer is approximate. It is easy to get the exact answer
Let the angle be θ
for starters sinθ is positive (1st or 2nd quad) so cotθ can be positive or neg.
From the diagram it can be seen that Cot θ= sqrt(5)/2
cot(sin−1(23))=√52