📏 trigonometry
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Arcsin Sin
1. **State the problem:** We want to find the value of $$\arcsin\left(\sin\left(\frac{100\pi}{11}\right)\right)$$.
2. **Recall the domain and range:** The function $$\arcsin(x)$$ r
Flagpole Height
1. **Problem statement:** We need to find the height $n$ of a flagpole given a right triangle where the angle between the wire (hypotenuse) and the ground is $72^\circ$, and the ho
Flag Pole Height
1. **State the problem:** We need to find the height $n$ of a flag pole. The pole, the ground, and the wire form a right triangle. The angle between the wire and the ground is $72^
Fence Cost
1. **State the problem:** A farmer wants to build a fence around a right-angled triangular field. One side adjacent to the right angle is 151 m, and the angle opposite this side is
Polar To Cartesian
1. The problem is to convert the polar coordinate $\left(7, \frac{3\pi}{4}\right)$ to Cartesian coordinates $(x,y)$.
2. The formulas to convert from polar to Cartesian coordinates
Cosine Equation
1. **Problem Statement:** Find an equation of the form $y = a \cos(bx)$ for the given graph.
2. **Identify amplitude $a$:** The amplitude is half the distance between the maximum a
Sine Amplitude
1. **State the problem:** We need to find an equation of the form $y = a \sin(x)$ that matches the given sine wave graph.
2. **Analyze the graph:** The sine wave oscillates between
Sine Cosine Shifts
1. **State the problem:** We need to find the equations of the sine and cosine functions that match the given graph, expressed as translations of $y=\sin(x)$ and $y=\cos(x)$ with a
Cosine Shifts
1. **Problem Statement:** We are given a cosine graph that is horizontally shifted. We need to find the equations for the closest left and right horizontal shifts of the form $$y =
Cosine Vertical Shift
1. **Problem Statement:**
We are given a cosine graph that has been vertically shifted. The general form of the function is $$y = \cos(x) + C$$ where $$C$$ is the vertical shift.
Angle Calculation
1. **Problem statement:** We have a right-angled triangle with one angle $y$ to find. The side opposite angle $y$ is 7 cm, and the side adjacent to angle $y$ is 8 cm.
2. **Formula
Find Su
1. **Problem Statement:** We have a right triangle TUS with a right angle at U, angle at S measuring 59°, and side TU opposite angle S with length 7 units. We need to find the leng
Solve Trig Equation
1. **State the problem:** Solve the equation $$9 \sin 2\theta - 28 \cos 2\theta = 90$$ for $$\theta$$.
2. **Recall the formula and approach:** The equation is a linear combination
Triangle Angle Bac
1. **State the problem:** We are given a triangle ABC with angle ACB = 38°, side AB = 29 mm, and side AC = 40 mm. We need to find the two possible sizes of angle BAC to 3 significa
Trig Equations
1. **Problem:** Solve the equation $\sin^2 x - 3 = 2 \sin x$.
2. **Rewrite the equation:** Move all terms to one side:
Trig Identity
1. **State the problem:** Prove that $$\cos^2\theta + \tan\theta \csc\theta = \cos\theta$$.
2. **Recall the definitions and identities:**
Simplify Trig Expression
1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{1 - \cos^2 x}{1 + \sin^2 x}$$ and verify if it equals $$-\sin x$$.
2. **Recall the Pythagorean identity:** $$\sin^2 x + \c
Solve Cos3X
1. The problem is to solve the equation $$\frac{\cos 3x}{2} = 0$$ for $x$.
2. First, multiply both sides by 2 to eliminate the denominator:
Sec Tan Sum
1. **State the problem:** Given that $\sec \theta - \tan \theta = \frac{1}{4}$, find $\sec \theta + \tan \theta$.
2. **Recall the identity:** We know that $$(\sec \theta - \tan \th
Trig Functions
1. **Problem statement:**
Sketch the functions $f(x) = 2\sin x$ and $g(x) = \sin x + 1$ for $x \in (0^\circ, 360^\circ)$. Find the period of $f$ and the amplitude of $g$.
Simplify Trig Expression
1. **State the problem:** Simplify the expression $$\frac{1+\sin^2 x}{\cos^2 x}$$.
2. **Recall the Pythagorean identity:** $$\sin^2 x + \cos^2 x = 1$$.