Find the value of any of the six trigonometric functions - Pre-Calculus
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Determine the value of: 
Determine the value of:
To determine the value of
, simplify cotangent into sine and cosine.

To determine the value of , simplify cotangent into sine and cosine.
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In a 3-4-5 right triangle, which of the following is a possible value for
?
In a 3-4-5 right triangle, which of the following is a possible value for ?
Sine theta is defined as the leg opposite to the angle over the hypothenuse. Write the definition of sine. The hypotenuse is the longest side of the right triangle, which indicates that 5 should be in the denominator.

The ratio of the legs opposite to theta over the hypothenuse can either be
or
.
Sine theta is defined as the leg opposite to the angle over the hypothenuse. Write the definition of sine. The hypotenuse is the longest side of the right triangle, which indicates that 5 should be in the denominator.
The ratio of the legs opposite to theta over the hypothenuse can either be or
.
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What is the value of
?
What is the value of ?
The sine of an angle corresponds to the y-component of the triangle in the unit circle. The angle
is a special angle. In the unit circle, the hypotenuse is the radius of the unit circle, which is 1. Since the angle is
, the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, or a 45-45-90.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the leg. Both legs will be equal to each other.




Rationalize the denominator.

Therefore,
.
The sine of an angle corresponds to the y-component of the triangle in the unit circle. The angle is a special angle. In the unit circle, the hypotenuse is the radius of the unit circle, which is 1. Since the angle is
, the triangle is an isosceles right triangle, or a 45-45-90.
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for the leg. Both legs will be equal to each other.
Rationalize the denominator.
Therefore, .
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Evaluate: 
Evaluate:
To evaluate
, break up each term into 3 parts and evaluate each term individually.



Simplify by combining the three terms.

To evaluate , break up each term into 3 parts and evaluate each term individually.
Simplify by combining the three terms.
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What is the value of
?
What is the value of ?
Convert
in terms of sine and cosine.

Since theta is
radians, the value of
is the y-value of the point on the unit circle at
radians, and the value of
corresponds to the x-value at that angle.
The point on the unit circle at
radians is
.
Therefore,
and
. Substitute these values and solve.

Convert in terms of sine and cosine.
Since theta is radians, the value of
is the y-value of the point on the unit circle at
radians, and the value of
corresponds to the x-value at that angle.
The point on the unit circle at radians is
.
Therefore, and
. Substitute these values and solve.
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Solve: 
Solve:
First, solve the value of
.
On the unit circle, the coordinate at
radians is
. The sine value is the y-value, which is
. Substitute this value back into the original problem.

Rationalize the denominator.

First, solve the value of .
On the unit circle, the coordinate at radians is
. The sine value is the y-value, which is
. Substitute this value back into the original problem.
Rationalize the denominator.
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Simplify the following expression:

Simplify the following expression:
Simplify the following expression:

Begin by locating the angle on the unit circle. -270 should lie on the same location as 90. We get there by starting at 0 and rotating clockwise 
So, we know that

And since we know that sin refers to y-values, we know that

So therefore, our answer must be 1
Simplify the following expression:
Begin by locating the angle on the unit circle. -270 should lie on the same location as 90. We get there by starting at 0 and rotating clockwise
So, we know that
And since we know that sin refers to y-values, we know that
So therefore, our answer must be 1
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Solve the following:

Solve the following:
Rewrite
in terms of sine and cosine functions.

Since these angles are special angles from the unit circle, the values of each term can be determined from the x and y coordinate points at the specified angle.
Solve each term and simplify the expression.

Rewrite in terms of sine and cosine functions.
Since these angles are special angles from the unit circle, the values of each term can be determined from the x and y coordinate points at the specified angle.
Solve each term and simplify the expression.
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Find the value of
.
Find the value of
.
The value of
refers to the y-value of the coordinate that is located in the fourth quadrant.
This angle
is also
from the origin.
Therefore, we are evaluating
.

The value of refers to the y-value of the coordinate that is located in the fourth quadrant.
This angle is also
from the origin.
Therefore, we are evaluating .
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Find the exact answer for: 
Find the exact answer for:
To evaluate
, solve each term individually.
refers to the x-value of the coordinate at 60 degrees from the origin. The x-value of this special angle is
.
refers to the y-value of the coordinate at 30 degrees. The y-value of this special angle is
.
refers to the x-value of the coordinate at 30 degrees. The x-value is
.
Combine the terms to solve
.

To evaluate , solve each term individually.
refers to the x-value of the coordinate at 60 degrees from the origin. The x-value of this special angle is
.
refers to the y-value of the coordinate at 30 degrees. The y-value of this special angle is
.
refers to the x-value of the coordinate at 30 degrees. The x-value is
.
Combine the terms to solve .
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Find the value of
.

Find the value of .
Since

we begin by finding the value of
.
.
Then,

Since
we begin by finding the value of .
.
Then,
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Compute
, if possible.
Compute , if possible.
Rewrite the expression in terms of cosine.

Evaluate the value of
, which is in the fourth quadrant.

Substitute it back to the simplified expression of
.

Rewrite the expression in terms of cosine.
Evaluate the value of , which is in the fourth quadrant.
Substitute it back to the simplified expression of .
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Find the value of
.
Find the value of .
Using trigonometric relationships, one can set up the equation

.
Solving for
,

Thus, the answer is found to be 29.
Using trigonometric relationships, one can set up the equation
.
Solving for ,
Thus, the answer is found to be 29.
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Find the value of
.
Find the value of .
Using trigonometric relationships, one can set up the equation
.
Plugging in the values given in the picture we get the equation,
.
Solving for
,
.
Thus, the answer is found to be 106.
Using trigonometric relationships, one can set up the equation
.
Plugging in the values given in the picture we get the equation,
.
Solving for ,
.
Thus, the answer is found to be 106.
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Find the value of
, if possible.
Find the value of , if possible.
In order to solve
, split up the expression into 2 parts.



In order to solve , split up the expression into 2 parts.
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Choose the answer which is equivalent to the following trig expression:

Choose the answer which is equivalent to the following trig expression:
Choose the answer which is equivalent to the following trig expression:

Begin by finding the location of our given angle. If we start at 0 on the unit circle and go clockwise, every quadrant covers 
Therefore, our given angle will correspond to
, which is the bottom half of the y-axis.
Now, because cosine corresponds to the x-value, we know that this expression must be equivalent to 0. If we are on the y-axis, we have no x-value, and therefore, cosine must equal 0
Choose the answer which is equivalent to the following trig expression:
Begin by finding the location of our given angle. If we start at 0 on the unit circle and go clockwise, every quadrant covers
Therefore, our given angle will correspond to , which is the bottom half of the y-axis.
Now, because cosine corresponds to the x-value, we know that this expression must be equivalent to 0. If we are on the y-axis, we have no x-value, and therefore, cosine must equal 0
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Which of the following is equivalent to the given expression?

Which of the following is equivalent to the given expression?
Which of the following is equivalent to the given expression?

To simplify cotangent expressions, we can think of the expression as tangent and then simply take the reciprocal. So:
, which is undefined.
So,

Our answer is

Which of the following is equivalent to the given expression?
To simplify cotangent expressions, we can think of the expression as tangent and then simply take the reciprocal. So:
, which is undefined.
So,
Our answer is
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Simplify the following expression:

Simplify the following expression:
Simplify the following expression:

I would begin here by recalling that secant is the reciprocal of cosine. Therefore, we can take the cosine of the given angle and then find its reciprocal.
So,

(Because cosine refers to x-values and
lies on the x-axis)
Therefore,

Because
.
Simplify the following expression:
I would begin here by recalling that secant is the reciprocal of cosine. Therefore, we can take the cosine of the given angle and then find its reciprocal.
So,
(Because cosine refers to x-values and lies on the x-axis)
Therefore,
Because .
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Find all of the angles that satistfy the following equation:

Find all of the angles that satistfy the following equation:
The values of
that fit this equation would be:
and 
because these angles are in QI and QII where sin is positive and where
.
This is why the answer

is incorrect, because it includes inputs that provide negative values such as:

Thus the answer would be each
multiple of
and
, which would provide the following equations:
OR 
The values of that fit this equation would be:
and
because these angles are in QI and QII where sin is positive and where
.
This is why the answer
is incorrect, because it includes inputs that provide negative values such as:
Thus the answer would be each multiple of
and
, which would provide the following equations:
OR
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Calculate the value of the following trig function:

Calculate the value of the following trig function:
Calculate the value of the following trig function:

This is a problem which can be instantly solved by a calculator, provided it isn't in radian mode.
However, we are going to run through how to figure this out without a calculator, because knowing how to do it is far more powerful.
Begin by placing the angle in the unit circle.
is a multiple of
, more specifically, it is three times ninety.
Because we know our angle is three times ninety, we know the angle we are dealing with is one of our four "quadrantal" angles. These are the four that make up our x-y grid.
So,
is the angle directly opposite of
. This means our x-value must be zero, and our y-value must be
.
Now, since we know that sine is basically our y-value, the value of
must be equal to
.

Calculate the value of the following trig function:
This is a problem which can be instantly solved by a calculator, provided it isn't in radian mode.
However, we are going to run through how to figure this out without a calculator, because knowing how to do it is far more powerful.
Begin by placing the angle in the unit circle. is a multiple of
, more specifically, it is three times ninety.
Because we know our angle is three times ninety, we know the angle we are dealing with is one of our four "quadrantal" angles. These are the four that make up our x-y grid.
So, is the angle directly opposite of
. This means our x-value must be zero, and our y-value must be
.
Now, since we know that sine is basically our y-value, the value of must be equal to
.
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