Problem Set 46: The Other Trigonometric Functions

1. On an interval of [0,2π), can the sine and cosine values of a radian measure ever be equal? If so, where?

2. What would you estimate the cosine of π 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 π. What does this tell us about the output of these functions?

For the following exercises, find the exact value of each expression.

6. tanπ6

7. secπ6

8. cscπ6

9. cotπ6

10. tanπ4

11. secπ4

12. cscπ4

13. cotπ4

14. tanπ3

15. secπ3

16. cscπ3

17. cotπ3

For the following exercises, use reference angles to evaluate the expression.

18. tan5π6

19. sec7π6

20. csc11π6

21. cot13π6

22. tan7π4

23. sec3π4

24. csc5π4

25. cot11π4

26. tan8π3

27. sec4π3

28. csc2π3

29. cot5π3

30. tan225

31. sec300

32. csc150

33. cot240

34. tan330

35. sec120

36. csc210

37. cot315

38. If sint=34, and t is in quadrant II, find cost,sect,csct,tant,cott.

39. If cost=13, and t is in quadrant III, find sint,sect,csct,tant,cott.

40. If tant=125, and 0t<π2, find sint,cost,sect,csct, and cott. 41. If sint=32 and cost=12, find sect,csct,tant, and cott. 42. If sin400.643cos400.766sec40,csc40,tan40,andcot40. 43. If sint=22, what is the sin(t)? 44. If cost=12, what is the cos(t)? 45. If sect=3.1, what is the sec(t)? 46. If csct=0.34, what is the csc(t)? 47. If tant=1.4, what is the tan(t)? 48. If cott=9.23, what is the cot(t)? For the following exercises, use the angle in the unit circle to find the value of the each of the six trigonometric functions. 49. Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (square root of 2 over 2, square root of 2 over 2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

50.
Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (square root of 3 over 2, 1/2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

51.
Graph of circle with angle of t inscribed. Point of (-1/2, negative square root of 3 over 2) is at intersection of terminal side of angle and edge of circle.

For the following exercises, use a graphing calculator to evaluate.

52. csc5π9

53. cot4π7

54. secπ10

55. tan5π8

56. sec3π4

57. cscπ4

58. tan98

59. cot33

60. cot140

61. sec310

For the following exercises, use identities to evaluate the expression.

62. If tan(t)2.7, and sin(t)0.94, find cos(t).

63. If tan(t)1.3, and cos(t)0.61, find sin(t).

64. If csc(t)3.2, and cos(t)0.95, find tan(t).

65. If cot(t)0.58, and cos(t)0.5, find csc(t).

66. Determine whether the function f(x)=2sinxcosx is even, odd, or neither.

67. Determine whether the function f(x)=3sin2xcosx+secx is even, odd, or neither.

68. Determine whether the function f(x)=sinx2cos2x is even, odd, or neither.

69. Determine whether the function f(x)=csc2x+secx is even, odd, or neither.

For the following exercises, use identities to simplify the expression.

70. cscttant

71. sectcsct

72. The amount of sunlight in a certain city can be modeled by the function h=15cos(1600d), where h represents the hours of sunlight, and d 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 h=16cos(1500d), where h represents the hours of sunlight, and d 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 P=20sin(2πt)+100 models the blood pressure, P, where t 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, h, in inches, can be modeled by the equation y=2cosx+6, where x represents the crank angle. Find the height of the piston when the crank angle is 55.

76. The height of a piston, h, in inches, can be modeled by the equation y=2cosx+5, where x represents the crank angle. Find the height of the piston when the crank angle is 55.