126 Answered Questions for the topic Cosine
02/03/15
Trig question
Assume cos t = .45 and cos w = .89, both t and w are positive values between 0 and 2pi , and both t and w determine a terminal point in quadrant 4. Which of the following statements best describes...
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Cosine Sine
01/30/15
How high will the rider be at 15 seconds after getting on?
A Ferris wheel has a center 55 feet above the ground, and a radius of 48 feet. If it takes 50 seconds for one revolution, give the equation that represents the wheel and sketch a graph.
Sine fuction
If the amplitude, is sqrt(21) and the period is (10/3)pi, what is the sine function equation f(x)= ?
Cosine
11/29/14
Find the x-intercepts of the graph of the given function on the interval [0, 2p].
y = 1 − 2 cos x
Property of sine function and cosine function?
My teacher wrote that if theta one is any acute value such that sin of theta = k, then another value of theta which satisfies this is theta 2 = pi-theta one.
And for cosine it is...
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10/21/14
Solve for x.
sqr(3)(sin(x))+(cos(x))=2
How do i get an answer of x = π/3 +2kπ, k=0,±1,±2,±3...(i.e.,...,-5π/3,π/3,7π/3,...)
The π is pi
10/17/14
Find the limit as theta approaches p/4
lim cosθ-(1/√2)/(θ-π/4)
θ→π/4
I rewrote θ as h so I have lim which is cosh-(1/√2)/h-(π/4)
h→0
I also know that the lim as h→0 of cosh-1/h is 0...
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09/02/14
Find a formula, using the cosine function, for your height above ground after t minutes on the ferris wheel.
A ferris wheel is 6 meters in diameter and boarded in the six o'clock position from a platform that is 6 meters above the ground. The wheel completes one full revolution every 6 minutes. At the...
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05/06/14
find all 6 trigonometric functions of the angle whose terminal side goes through P(-4,6)
sinP=
cosP=
tanP=
cscP=
secP=
cotP=
04/15/14
truiangles
A straight road leads from an ocean beach into the nearby hills. The road has a constant upward grade of 7°. After taking this road from the beach for a mile and a quarter, how high above sea level...
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04/12/14
Applications of Sinusoidal Functions and Their Derivatives
A differential equation is an equation involving a function and one or more of its derivatives. Determine whether the function y=πsinθ+2πcosθ is a solution to the differential equation d^2y/dθ^2 +...
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04/08/14
Differentiation Rules for Sinusoidal Functions
1. Find the slope of the function y=2cosxsin2x at x=π/2
2. Find the equation of the line that is tangent to y=x2sin(2x) at x=-π
3. Determine the second derivative for y=x2cosx
Cosine
03/04/14
may i get some help
to sketch one period of the graph of y=3cos(2xπ/2), we need to compute the function at the following numbers of x:
Cosine
03/04/14
may i get assistance with this
the period of the function y=3cos(4x-π) is
1.) 2π
2.) -π
3.) not a periodic function
4.) 4π
5.) π
6.) π/2
Cosine
03/04/14
may i have some help
find the values of t in the interveral [0,2π] that satisify 2cos t +1=0
01/06/14
Find all solutions in the interval [0,2pi): sin2x=cosx
This is for my trig class, thanks for the help! If you could, could you please show all your work? Thanks again!
01/06/14
Write sin(sin^-1x-cos^-1x as an algrebraic expression in x.
This is for my trig class, thanks for the help! If you could, could you please show all your work? Thanks again!
01/05/14
Use the double angle formulas to determine: A. cos120degrees and B. tan300degrees
This is for my trig class, thanks for the help!
01/05/14
Simplify (sin42degrees)cos38degrees-(cos42degrees)sin38degrees
This is for my trig class, thanks for the help!
01/03/14
Given sintheta=4/5, theta lies in Quadrant II, find cos (theta/2)
This is for my trig class. Thanks for the help!
01/03/14
Use the power reducing identities to write sin^2xcos^2x in terms of the first power of cosine.
This is for my trig class. Thanks for the help!
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