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Trigonometry

Trigonometry is a field of mathematics. It is the study of triangles. Trigonometry includes planar trigonometry, spherical trigonometry, finding unknown values in triangles, trigonometric functions, and trigonometric function graphs.

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In this triangle side a 24 units side b 10 units and side c 26 units. Is this a right triangle?

Yes because the given dimensions comply with Pythagoras; theorem for a right angle triangle.

What is the exact value of cos theta if csc theta -4 with theta in quadrant III?

csc θ = 1/sin θ

→ sin θ = -1/4

cos² θ + sin² θ = 1

→ cos θ = ± √(1 - sin² θ) = ± √(1 - ¼²) = ± √(1- 1/16) = ± √(15/16) = ± (√15)/4

In Quadrant III both cos and sin are negative

→ cos θ= -(√15)/4

If two angles of one triangle are equal to two angles of another triangle then the triangles are similar because of the?

If the angles are the same and the sides are proportional by ratio then they are said to be similar triangles.

How do I calculate angular velocity from revolutions per second?

1 revolution = 2*pi radianstherefore, k revs per second = 2*k*pi radians per second

or

if you still work in degrees, it is 360*k degrees per second.

What is cot of pi - pi over 4 given that tan of pi over 4 equals 1?

First: note 3 things about cot and tan, and note the given statement:

  1. cot = 1/tan
  2. tan is cyclic with a period of π, that is tan(nπ + x) = tan(x)
  3. tan is an odd function, that is tan(-x) = -tan(x)
  4. tan(Ï€/4) = 1

Now apply them to the problem:

  1. cot(π - π/4) = 1/tan(π - π/4)
  2. = 1/tan(-Ï€/4)
  3. = 1/-tan(Ï€/4)
  4. = 1/-1 = -1

Thus:

cot(π - π/4) = -1.

What is the equation of the graph described below in the discussion?

Putting more details in the answer means nobody sees the question as unanswered to attempt to answer it.

A sin curve varies evenly either side of the x-axis; the graph varies between -3.5 and +5.5; the mid-point of -3.5 and +5.5 is (5.5 - 3.5) ÷ 2 = 1

→ it has been shifted up the y-axis by 1 unit

→ k = 1

As the curve has been shifted up the y-axis by 1 unit, it varies from (-3.5 -1) = -4.5 to (5.5 - 1) = +4.5

The sin curve varies between -1 and +1

→ it has been stretched by 4.5

→ a = 4.5

Using the points with y-coordinate of 1, the curve is negative between the first two and positive between the second two; thus half the sine curve, (ie between 0 and π radians) is between two of them.

Between the first two of (-5.495, 1) and (0.785, 1) is 0.785 - -5.495 = 6.28 = 2 × 3.14 = 2π

Similarly between the second two of (0.785, 1) and (7.065, 1) is 7.065 - 0.785 = 6.28 = 2 × 3.14 = 2π

→ the x-axis has been stretched by 2π ÷ π = 2

→ b = 2

The sine curve starts increasing from zero, thus (0.785, 1) was originally at the origin (0, 0)

→ the curve has been shifted right by 0.785 = π/4

→ h = π/4

Thus the curve has equation:

y = 4.5 sin (2(x - π/4))

What is tan squared theta minus sec squared theta simplified?

tan θ = sin θ / cos θ

sec θ = 1 / cos θ

sin ² θ + cos² θ = 1 → sin² θ - 1 = - cos² θ

→ tan² θ - sec² θ = (sin θ / cos θ)² - (1 / cos θ)²

= sin² θ / cos² θ - 1 / cos² θ

= (sin² θ - 1) / cos² θ

= - cos² θ / cos² θ

= -1

What is the size of angle Q when the triangle PQR has vertices of 5 9 and 14 -3 and 2 3 repectively showing work?

The given vertices works out as a right angle triangle when plotted on the Cartesian plane and using the distance formula its dimensions with respect to Q are:-

Hypotenuse: 15

Adjacent: 6 times square root of 5

Opposite: 3 times square root of 5

Using any of the 3 trigonometry ratios angle Q works out as in the following:-

sin-1(opp/hyp) = 26.6 degrees to 3 significant figures

tan-1(opp/adj) = 26.6 degrees rounded to 1 decimal place

cos-1(adj/hyp) = 26.6 degrees to the nearest tenth

What is one fourth of a rotation going counterclockwise?

1/4 of 360 degrees = 90 degrees which is a right angle

How would you explain to someone who has not yet studied trigonometry the difference between an identity and an equation?

An identity is true for all values of the variable whereas an equation is true for only a finite number of values.

For example,

Identity: (x + 2)3 = x3 + 6x2 + 12x + 27 is true, whatever the value of x.

But

Equation: x3 - x = 0 is true only when x = -1, 0 or 1.

What is the smallest angle of a triangle with sides of 22 cm by 62 cm by 48 cm?

The smallest angle of the triangle will be opposite the smallest side and using the cosine rule it works out as 17.9 degrees rounded to one decimal place.

What is the angle adc in the quadrilatera abcd when angle abc is 90 degrees and its sides are ab is 3 cm bc is 4 cm cd is 7.4 cm da is 4.3 cm?

If you mean quadrilateral ABCD then by using Pythagoras' theorem diagonal AC is 5 cm and using the cosine rule angle ADC works out as 41.04 degrees.

What is the perimeter of a triangle when its longest side is 162 mm with two of its angles being 37.25 degrees and 48.4 degrees?

Using the sine rule you can find the other two sides:

Final angle = 180° - (37.25° + 48.4°) = 94.35°

→ other two sides are opposite the 37.25° and 48.4° angles as the longest side is opposite the largest angle.

→ the other two sides are:

s1/sin 37.25° = 162mm / sin 94.35° → s1 = 162mm × sin 37.25°/sin 94.35°

and s2 = 162mm × sin 48.4°/sin 94.35°

→ the perimeter = 162mm + 162mm × sin 37.25°/sin 94.35° + 162mm × sin 48.4°/sin 94.35°

= 162mm (1 + (sin 37.25° + sin 48.4°)/sin 94.35°)

≈ 382 mm

What is the triangle inequality theorem?

It's the statement that in any triangle, the sum of the lengths of any two sides must be greater or equal to the length of the third side.

Perform The Indicated Operations And Simplify The Result So There Are No Quotients. Cscθ(sinθ Cosθ)?

The question asks about the "indicated operations". In those circumstances would it be too much to expect that you make sure that there is something that is indicated?

What is a trinogomy?

If you mean trigonometry then it is the working properties of triangles.

How do you find the period of tangent function?

You find the smallest positive value y such that

tan(x + y) = tan(x) for all x.

What is sine cosine and tangent?

In a right triangle, the sine of one of the angles other than the right angle is the length of the side opposite the angle divided by the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle), the cosine is the length of the side adjacent to the angle divided by the length of the hypotenuse, and the tangent is the length of the opposite side divided by the length of the adjacent side.

What is tangent x degrees equals 5?

  • tanx = 5
  • x = tan-1(5) = arctan5
  • x ~ 78.69

Why are there two sine cosine and tangent ratios?

There aren't. There are three: Sine, Cosine and Tangent, for any given right-angled triangle.

They are related of course: for any given angle A, sinA/cosA = tanA; sinA + cosA =1.

As you can prove for yourself, the first by a little algebraic manipulation of the basic ratios for a right-angled triangle, the second by looking up the values for any value such that 0 < A < 90.

And those three little division sums are the basis for a huge field of mathematics extending far beyond simple triangles into such fields as harmonic analysis, vectors, electricity & electronics, etc.

What is the logarithmic form of the equation e4x 2981?

Assuming your equation is: e^4x = 2981

Then taking the logs to base e (natural logs) of both sides gives:

ln(e^4x) = ln(2981)

→ 4x = ln(2981)

[Note: The 2981 looks like it has been rounded to a whole number from approx 2980.958 which means the value of x was a whole number (to which ln(2981) rounds).]