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2012-11-16 Introducting Three New Trigonometric Functions

The document is a worksheet introducing three new trigonometric functions - cosecant (csc), secant (sec), and cotangent (cot) - which are the reciprocals of sine, cosine, and tangent, respectively. It provides examples of calculating the exact values of these functions for various angles in radians and degrees, both in the first and other quadrants. It also gives examples of using a calculator to find approximate values and an example of using trigonometric function properties and a unit circle to explain why the sum of two tangent functions is zero.

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2012-11-16 Introducting Three New Trigonometric Functions

The document is a worksheet introducing three new trigonometric functions - cosecant (csc), secant (sec), and cotangent (cot) - which are the reciprocals of sine, cosine, and tangent, respectively. It provides examples of calculating the exact values of these functions for various angles in radians and degrees, both in the first and other quadrants. It also gives examples of using a calculator to find approximate values and an example of using trigonometric function properties and a unit circle to explain why the sum of two tangent functions is zero.

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Precalculus | Packer Collegiate Institute Introducing Three New Trigonometric Functions Recall our three new trigonometric functions are simply the reciprocal of the three functions we know! 1 1 1 csc( ) sec( ) cot( ) sin( ) cos( ) tan( ) (csc stands for cosecant, sec stands for secant, cot stands for cotangent) 1. Find the exact value for the following without a calculator. These are angles in the first quadrant. (a) csc(30o ) (b) cot( / 3) (c) sec(90o ) (d) csc( / 4)

(e) cot(0)

(f) sec(60o )

(g) csc( / 4)

(h) sec( / 6)

2. Find the exact value for the following without a calculator. These are angles in the other quadrants. (i) csc(330o ) (j) cot(5 / 6) (k) sec(3 / 2) (l) csc(7 / 6)

(m) cot(540o )

(n) sec(60o )

(o) csc(3 / 4)

(p) sec(300o )

3. Use your calculator and find the approximate value of each expression, rounded to two decimal places. (q) csc(27o ) (r) cot(1) (s) sec(1o ) (t) csc(5 /13)

(u) cot(233o )

(v) sec(63o )

(w) csc(8 /11)

(x) sec(22o )

4. The point (

5 2 , ) is a point on a unit circle and lies on the terminal side of an angle (see section 3 3 6.1 if you dont know that term). Thus, it carves out an angle of . Find the following:
sin( ) cos( )

tan( ) cot( )

csc( )

sec( )

5. Explain why tan(400 ) tan(140o ) sums to 0 . Hint: Draw a unit circle! Think about coordinates!

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