1. On an interval of , can the sine and cosine values of a radian measure ever be equal? If so, where?
2. What would you estimate the cosine of degrees to be? Explain your reasoning.
3. For any angle in quadrant II, if you knew the sine of the angle, how could you determine the cosine of the angle?
4. Describe the secant function.
5. Tangent and cotangent have a period of . What does this tell us about the output of these functions?
For the following exercises, find the exact value of each expression.
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For the following exercises, use the angle in the unit circle to find the value of the each of the six trigonometric functions.
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66. Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither.
67. Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither.
68. Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither.
69. Determine whether the function is even, odd, or neither.
For the following exercises, use identities to simplify the expression.
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72. The amount of sunlight in a certain city can be modeled by the function , where represents the hours of sunlight, and is the day of the year. Use the equation to find how many hours of sunlight there are on February 10, the 42nd day of the year. State the period of the function.
73. The amount of sunlight in a certain city can be modeled by the function , where represents the hours of sunlight, and is the day of the year. Use the equation to find how many hours of sunlight there are on September 24, the 267th day of the year. State the period of the function.
74. The equation models the blood pressure, , where represents time in seconds. (a) Find the blood pressure after 15 seconds. (b) What are the maximum and minimum blood pressures?
75. The height of a piston, , in inches, can be modeled by the equation , where represents the crank angle. Find the height of the piston when the crank angle is .
76. The height of a piston, , in inches, can be modeled by the equation , where represents the crank angle. Find the height of the piston when the crank angle is .
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