1.3 Trigonometric Functions
1.3 Trigonometric Functions
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1.1 Functions and Their Graphs
1.2 Combining Functions; Shifting and Scaling Graphs
1.3 Trigonometric Functions
1.4 Graphing with Calculators and Computers
PRACTICE EXERCISES
ADDITONAL AND ADVANCED EXERCISES
𝒚𝒚
Sine: 𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔 𝜽𝜽 = = 𝒚𝒚
𝒓𝒓
𝒙𝒙
Cosine: 𝒄𝒄𝒄𝒄𝒄𝒄 𝜽𝜽 = = 𝒙𝒙
𝒓𝒓
𝒚𝒚
Tangent: 𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭 𝜽𝜽 =
𝒙𝒙
𝒓𝒓
Cosecant: 𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜 𝜽𝜽 =
𝒚𝒚
𝒓𝒓
secant: 𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔𝒔 𝜽𝜽 =
𝒙𝒙
𝒙𝒙
cotangent: 𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜𝐜 𝜽𝜽 =
𝒚𝒚
The CAST rule, remembered by the statement “Calculus Activates Student Thinking” tells which
trigonometric functions are positive in each quadrant.
1. cos2 𝜃𝜃 + sin2 𝜃𝜃 = 1
2. 1 + tan2 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠 2 𝜃𝜃
3. 1 + cot 2 𝜃𝜃 = 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝜃𝜃
Addition Formulas
4. cos 𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 = cos 𝐴𝐴 cos 𝐵𝐵 − sin 𝐴𝐴 sin 𝐵𝐵
Half-Angle Formulas
1+cos 2𝜃𝜃
6. 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 2 𝜃𝜃 =
2
1−cos 2𝜃𝜃
7. 𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑠2 𝜃𝜃 =
2
The rules for shifting, stretching, compressing, and reflecting the graph of a function
summarized in the following diagram apply to the trigonometric functions we have
discussed in this section.
where 𝐴𝐴 is the amplitude, 𝐵𝐵 is the period, C is the horizontal shift, and D is the
vertical shift. A graphical interpretation of the various terms is given below.