SOLUTION: Explain how you would compute the values of the six trigonometric functions of any real number  with the help of the coordinate plane?

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Question 691033: Explain how you would compute the values of the six trigonometric functions of any real number  with the help of the coordinate plane?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Explain how you would compute the values of the six trigonometric functions of any real number  with the help of the coordinate plane?
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Example:
Try Real Number = "2"
Let sin(2) = opp/hyp = k/1
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adj = sqrt[k^2-1^2]
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So:
sin(2) = k
cos(2) = adj/hyp = (k^2-1)/1 = k^2-1
tan(2) = opp/adj = k/(k^2-1)
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csc(2) = 1/k
sec(2) = 1/(k^2-1)
cot(2) = (k^2-1)/k
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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