Use a calculator to find the value of the expression in radian measure rounded to two decimal places.
-$\cot ^ { - 1 } \left( - \frac { 5 } { 7 } \right)$
A) -35.54
B) -0.95
C) -54.46
D) -0.62

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The cotangent inverse function, $\cot^{-1}$, gives an angle whose cotangent is the given number. The cotangent of an angle in a right triangle is the adjacent side over the opposite side. The output of an inverse trigonometric function is an angle, measured in radians unless specified otherwise. When calculating $\cot^{-1}(-\frac{5}{7})$, we're looking for an angle whose cotangent is $-\frac{5}{7}$. Using a calculator set to radian mode, we find that $\cot^{-1}(-\frac{5}{7}) \approx -0.62$ radians. However, it seems there was a mistake in the transcription of the choices, as none exactly match the correct calculation. The closest provided option to the correct calculation is -0.62, which seems to be intended as option D, but it's incorrectly formatted as "-0.62." with an extra period. Given the context, the correct answer intended is likely -0.62, but due to a typographical error, it's listed incorrectly. The correct conceptual answer based on the calculation is indeed closest to what was intended to be option D, -0.62, despite the formatting error.

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