Simplify: arcsin(sin(x)) for x ∈ [π/2, π]:
- -x
- π - x (since sin(π-x) = sin x and π - x ∈ [0, π/2])
- x
- π + x
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Correct answer: B. π - x (since sin(π-x) = sin x and π - x ∈ [0, π/2])
For x ∈ [π/2, π]: sin x = sin(π - x), and π - x ∈ [0, π/2] which IS in arcsin's principal range.
**So arcsin(sin x) = π - x.**