9,261 Answered Questions for the topic trigonometry

Trigonometry

02/02/23

Fire towers trig problem

Two fire spotter towers, Tower A and Tower B, are 2.50 miles apart on an east-west line. From Tower A, a fire is spotted at a bearing of N36 degrees 20′E. From Tower B, the same fire is spotted... more
Trigonometry Precalculus

02/01/23

Precalculus: finding the area of a triangle using trigonometry

Hi I was wondering what are the specific formulas one would use to solve the area of a SSS,SAS, AAS, triangles using sine/cosine formulas? I understand that you would use Herons formula for the SSS... more
Trigonometry Math Precalculus

02/01/23

graph one cycle of each transformed csc or sec function

1) y= 3 cot ( x- pi/6) + 12) y = -2 cot (3x+ pi/2) - 33) y= 5 tan (1/4x- pi/2) 4) y = - tan (2x + pi) + 3
Trigonometry

01/31/23

Graphing trig and cofunctions

1) Given tan θ = 3/8 and cos θ < 0, find the following:a) sec θb) sin( π/2 − θ) c) csc (2π − θ)2) The terminal side of θ passes through the point (-14, 5). Find the following:a) sec θb) cos (π/2... more
Trigonometry Math Precalculus

01/31/23

Trigonometric Identities (Simplification)

Question-(Please show all of your work when answering the question. It helps me out quite a bit. Thank you in advance. -Student)(2sinx+2cosx)^2 + (2sinx-2cosx)^2
Trigonometry Math Precalculus

01/31/23

What is the period of the sinusoidal graph?

Trigonometry Math Precalculus

01/31/23

What is the amplitude of the sinusoid represented by the red graph?

Trigonometry

01/31/23

r = 55 inches, θ = 50°

Find the length of the arc on a circle of radius r intercepted by a central angle θ. Round the answer to two decimal places.
Trigonometry Precalculus

01/28/23

What is the linear speed in miles per hour of the tip of a lawnmower spinning at 3000 revolutions per minute in a lawnmower path that is 20 inches wide. What is the angular speed in degrees per hour?

I have the Miles per hour is 178, but I can't figure out how to take that and get degrees.
Trigonometry

01/27/23

g(x) = sec^3(x) tan^4(x) in terms of only secant

How do you write g(x) = sec3x tan4x in terms of only secant?
Trigonometry Math Physics

01/26/23

Vectors and 2D Motion Physics Example Problem

A flea pulls on a puck with force 7 microN at an angle of 45 degrees. Another flea pulls on the puck with force of 3 microN at an angle of -45 degrees. What's the magnitude of the net force on the... more
Trigonometry

01/26/23

Find the six Trigonometric Functions

You are given the point (5,12) from the graph. Find the values of theta for the six trigonometric functions:SinCosTanCotanSecCoSec
Trigonometry Math Calculus

01/26/23

helppppp I don't know how to do this

Point A(-7,20) is one of the ends of segment AD. On this segment, point B and point C(-1,8) are peeled so that |AB|=|BC|=CD|. Give the coordinates of points B and D.
Trigonometry Math Precalculus

01/25/23

What happens to sin(t) in Quadrant II as t increases?

What happens to sin(t) in Quadrant II as t increases? sin (t) becomes negative sin (t) increases sin (t) decreases sin (t) stays the samepls provide an explanation and step-by-step answer more
Trigonometry Math Precalculus

01/25/23

What happens to sin(t) in Quadrant II as t increases?

What happens to sin(t) in Quadrant II as t increases? sin (t) becomes negative sin (t) increases sin (t) decreases sin (t) stays the same
Trigonometry Math Precalculus

01/25/23

If cos<0 and csc<0 then if cos Θ<0 and csc Θ<0, then 270<Θ<360 0<Θ<90 180<Θ<270 90<Θ<180

If cos<0 and csc<0 then if cos Θ<0 and csc Θ<0, then 270<Θ<360 0<Θ<90 180<Θ<270 90<Θ<180
Trigonometry Precalculus

01/25/23

A business analyses their profit margins, and finds that if they produce and sell x items annually, the total profit (in dollars) can be represented by: P(x)=-8x+0.3x^(2)-0.0013x^(3)-172

How many items must the business produce to break even?What is the largest possible profit the business could have? (round to the nearest cent)
Trigonometry

01/23/23

Do i treat side c as the opposite or hypotenuse when my only given angle is 90 degrees?

I have a right triangle with the only given angle being 90 and 2 side lengths: hypotenuse(c) 4.889 and adjacent(b) 1.69. I need to solve the triangle. If the hypotenuse is opposite my angle (90),... more
Trigonometry

01/22/23

Calculate sin(15°) using any half-angle identity. You must express your answer as an exact value.

This problem can be solved using the sin() half angle trig identity.

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