BQ#4- Unit T- Concept 3

Why is a "normal" Tangent uphill, but a "normal" Cotangent graph downhill? Use unit circle ratios to explain.
According to the unit circle, tangent is positive in the first and third quadrants which is why on the graph, tangent is above the x axis which is positive from 0 to pi/2 and pi to 3pi/2. Also because the asymptotes for tangent are pi/2 and 3pi/2, that explains why tangent is going towards the asymptotes meaning that because tangent stops being positive at the end of the first quadrant it goes toward the asymptote to finish the cycle and then starts going negative to start the second quadrant and so on. That is why a normal tangent graph is uphill at one period.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/images/tangent-graph.gif

According to the unit circle, cotangent is positive in the first and third quadrants just like tangent that is why on the graph, cotangent is also above the x axis (positive) from 0 to pi/2 and pi to 3pi/2. Also, because the asymptotes for cotangent are 0 and pi, that explains why cotangent is going towards those asymptotes, which means that cotangent stops being positive at the end of the first quadrant going towards the asymptote to finish the cycle and then starts going negative to start the second quadrant and so on. Another reason why it is downhill is also because it is the inverse of tangent so the direction is almost like a mirror image going in a different direction since they are reciprocals of each other since they have different asymptotes it changes the pattern of the graph which makes it go downhill this time instead of uphill. That is why Cotangent is going downhill.


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BQ#3 Unit T Concepts 1-3

2) How do the graphs of sine and cosine relate to each of the others? Emphasize asymptotes in your response.Well, sine and cosine don't have asymptotes but the rest of the trig functions do have asymptotes because at certain marks on the graph, sine can be 0 and cosine can be 0. These two functions relate to the others because all of the others have sine or cosine within them in one way or another.  

a) Tangent 
tangent is sine/cosine so when cosine is 0 that means that the trig function is undefined so there is an asymptote. The Tangent's asymptotes are at pi/2 and 3pi/2.

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b) Cotangent 
cotangent is the inverse of tangent which means because tangent is sine/cosine, cotangent is cosine/sine. When sine is 0 there is an asymptote because the whole thing is going to be undefined at that moment. Tangent's asymptotes are at pi/2 and 3pi/2 so, to contrast, this means that cotangent's asymptotes are at 0 and pi. Using the graphs you notice how the asymptotes of the graph of y = tan(x) are the x-intercepts of the graph of y = cot(x). There are vertical asymptotes at each end of the cycle.  The asymptote that occurs at pi repeats every pi units.

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c) Secant 
secant is the inverse of cosine which means that it is 1/cosine and when cosine is 0, secant becomes undefined as a whole since it is the reciprocal of cosine. Anytime we have an undefined as our answer, we automatically know that there is going to be an asymptote, there are vertical asymptotes.  The asymptote that occurs at pi/2 repeats every pi units.

http://www.analyzemath.com/trigonometry/graph_cosecant.gif

d) Cosecant 
cosecant is the reciprocal of sine making cosecant 1/sine so when sine is zero, cosecant becomes undefined anytime sine is zero resulting in an asymptote. The x-intercepts of y = sin x are the asymptotes for y = csc x. There are vertical asymptotes.  The asymptote that occurs at pi repeats every pi units.

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BQ#5:Unit T- Concepts 1-3

1.) Why do sine and cosine NOT have asymptotes, but the other four trig graphs do? Use unit circle ratios to explain. 

Sine and cosine do NOT have asymptotes because that is how they are, they are in a wavy line when they are fully done in the graph and they run infinite on the x-axis. It refers to the unit circle because the ratio for cosine is x/r and since r is always 1 cosine can never be undefined since r can never be zero which is what makes a function undefined when the denominator is zero . The same goes for sine, in the unit circle the ratio for sine is y/r and since r is always 1 sine can never be undefined since r can never be zero, which is what is needed if you want to result in an asymptote to get that you need the denominator to be zero.

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/animation/images/cosinegraph.jpg

Cosecant, Secant, Tangent, and Cotangent all have asymptotes because of how x and y are zero in this case. Going back to the identities we know that secant is 1/cos which is, using the ratio of secant which is r/x. X can be any number and when it is zero secant automatically becomes undefined and when it is undefined we know that its going to have a asymptote. The same goes for cosecant, which is r/y, except that when y is cosecant it becomes  undefined and has an asymptote. Tangent is sin/cos so when cosine is 0 it becomes undefined and makes an asymptote. The same goes for cotangent except that since cotangent is cos/sin, when sine is 0  cotangent becomes undefined and makes an asymptote as well. 


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BQ#2-Unit T Concept Intro: Trig Graphs and the Unit Circle

1.)How do the trig graphs relate to the Unit Circle?
well the trig graphs relate to the unit circle because we are still using the unit circle but it is now in a line this time and you still have the quadrants there but its just different it practically everything the same in the unit circle just that we don't use the degrees as an x-axis because when you put it in your graphing calculator you wont be able to see the whole thing of what you want only a little bit of it so that's why we use radians instead but everything else relates to the unit circle.
a)Period? - Why is the period for sine and cosine 2pi, whereas the period for tangent and cotangent is pi?
The period for sine and cosine is 2pi because that is how long it takes to repeat it, their pattern  doesn't repeat after four marks. On the unit circle the quadrant angles are (0,90,180,270, 360)  but we like to do (0, pi/2, pi, 3pi/2, and 2pi) because as i told you its better that way when it comes to plugging it in the calculator you can actually see a snap shot of it that is good enough. Sine is positive in quadrant 1 and quadrant 2, and negative in quadrant 3 and 4 which makes the pattern (+ + - -). Cosine is positive in quadrant 1 and quadrant 4, and negative in quadrant 2 and 3 which makes the pattern (+ - - +). When you see it on the unit circle the pattern for these two trig functions repeats only after one full revolution and since one revolution around the unit circle is 360 degrees it has a period of 2pi. If it was one period on a graph it's like saying one revolution on the unit circle. 

http://www.mathwarehouse.com/trigonometry/systems-sine-cosine-functions/images/picture-system-sinex-cosx.gif

Tangent and Cotangent have a period of pi because their pattern of being positive or negative only repeats after two marks or half of a revolution. Tangent is positive in quadrant 1 and 3 and negative in quadrant 2 and 4. Cotangent is the same which means that both of the patterns are (+ - + -). When it comes to putting it on the graph you can notice after every two marks that tangent repeats. 

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B) Amplitude?-How does the fact that sine and cosine have amplitudes of one (and the other trig functions don't have amplitudes) relate to what we know about the Unit Circle?
sine and cosine have amplitudes of one because sine and cosine have restrictions that can't be greater than 1 or less than -1 so that is where the lowest point (-1) and the highest point (1) should be in the graph, relating to using the unit circle when sine=0 it should equal to one by using the ratio of sine to find out that it is one and when you do cos=0 that should equal to -1. Tangent and the rest of the trig functions do have an assymptote so when the functions are graphed in between the asymptotes the vertex indicates where the function begins to go up to infinity or down to negative infinity.

http://www.teacherschoice.com.au/Maths_Library/Functions/sine_function.gif

source: http://www.education.com/study-help/article/pre-calculus-help-other-trig-functions/


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Reflection#1- Unit Q: Verifying Trig Functions

 1.) What does it actually mean to verify a trig identity?
          To verify a trig function really means to like simplify an expression and make it equal to what they want you to verify it to. Verifying a trig function involves simplifying it to make it easier for you because then its either using reciprocal, ratio, and pythagorean identity which you should memorize and it can equal 1 or many other variations.
2.) What tips and tricks have you found helpful?

  Tips and tricks to give you ummm.. good luck buddy your on your own JK :D. Tips that i can give you is that you should really memorize the Identities because most of the strategies and rules come from memorization. Also, is that make smart choices when you are using pythagorean,ratio, and reciprocal and the other ones as well. Another is that don't think so hard on the problem because you probably will get it wrong. Some tricks are that if you get stuck with one of them you should convert everything to cosine and sine because that's the easiest to work with and usually something cancels out as well.

3.) Explain your thought process and steps you take in verifying a trig identity.  Do not use a specific example, but speak in general terms of what you would do no matter what they give you.

  From what i have learn from doing all my PQ problems is that if you do the first step right then you might have the answer and if you dont that if fine you will know that you cant use that and you can go on doing different other options that might work. When i get a fraction i know right away that we can use conjugate to make the expression easier because you will use one of the identities and that would either go to another identity or it will cancel. The one thing that is really important is that dont think very hard about the problem because if you do it is most likely that you will get the answer wrong. so just relax take your time and you will be fine you will figure it out.

Well hope this helped for you, future Math Analysis Students :)