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Example Question #2951 : Act Math
Find the domain of . Assume
is for all real numbers.
The domain of does not exist at
, for
is an integer.
The ends of every period approaches to either positive or negative infinity. Notice that for this problem, the entire graph shifts to the right units. This means that the asymptotes would also shift right by the same distance.
The asymptotes will exist at:
Therefore, the domain of will exist anywhere EXCEPT:
Example Question #31 : Trigonometry
Find the range of:
The function is related to
. The range of the tangent function is
.
The range of is unaffected by the amplitude and the y-intercept. Therefore, the answer is
.
Example Question #2952 : Act Math
What is the range of the trigonometric fuction defined by:?
For tangent and cotangent functions, the range is always all real numbers.
Example Question #32 : Tangent
What is the range of the given trigonometric function:
The range of a function is every value that the funciton's results take. For tangent and cotangent, the function spans from and so the range is:
Example Question #1 : How To Find A Reference Angle
Which of the following is equivalent to cot(θ)sec(θ)sin(θ)
0
1
–sec(θ)
cot(θ)
tan(θ)
1
The first thing to do is to breakdown the meaning of each trig function, cot = cos/sin, sec = 1/cos, and sin = sin. Then put these back into the function and simplify if possible, so then (cos (Θ)/sin (Θ))*(1/cos (Θ))*(sin (Θ)) = (cos (Θ)*sin(Θ))/(sin (Θ)*cos(Θ)) = 1, since they all cancel out.
Example Question #2 : How To Find A Reference Angle
Using trigonometry identities, simplify sinθcos2θ – sinθ
sin2θcosθ
–sin3θ
cos2θsinθ
cos3θ
None of these answers are correct
–sin3θ
Factor the expression to get sinθ(cos2θ – 1).
The trig identity cos2θ + sin2θ = 1 can be reworked to becomes cos2θ – 1 = –sinθ resulting in the simplification of –sin3θ.
Example Question #3 : How To Find A Reference Angle
Using trig identities, simplify sinθ + cotθcosθ
secθ
tanθ
sin2θ
cscθ
cos2θ
cscθ
Cotθ can be written as cosθ/sinθ, which results in sinθ + cos2θ/sinθ.
Combining to get a single fraction results in (sin2θ + cos2θ)/sinθ.
Knowing that sin2θ + cos2θ = 1, we get 1/sinθ, which can be written as cscθ.
Example Question #2953 : Act Math
Simplify sec4Θ – tan4Θ.
tan2Θ – sin2Θ
secΘ + sinΘ
cosΘ – sinΘ
sec2Θ + tan2Θ
sinΘ + cosΘ
sec2Θ + tan2Θ
Factor using the difference of two squares: a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b)
The identity 1 + tan2Θ = sec2Θ which can be rewritten as 1 = sec2Θ – tan2Θ
So sec4Θ – tan4Θ = (sec2Θ + tan2Θ)(sec2Θ – tan2Θ) = (sec2Θ + tan2Θ)(1) = sec2Θ + tan2Θ
Example Question #2954 : Act Math
Evaluate the expression below.
At , sine and cosine have the same value.
Cotangent is given by .
Now we can evaluate the expression.
Example Question #6 : How To Find A Reference Angle
What is the reference angle of an angle that measures 3510 in standard position?
351
90
369
109
90
3600 – 3510 = 90
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