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What are the differences between sin(x) and arcsin(x)?
sin(x): Input is angle, output is ratio | arcsin(x): Input is ratio, output is angle.
What are the differences between cos(x) and arccos(x)?
cos(x): Input is angle, output is ratio | arccos(x): Input is ratio, output is angle.
What are the differences between tan(x) and arctan(x)?
tan(x): Input is angle, output is ratio | arctan(x): Input is ratio, output is angle.
Compare solving trigonometric equations and inequalities.
Equations: Find specific angle values | Inequalities: Find intervals where the condition holds.
Compare the domains of sine and arcsine.
Sine: All real numbers | Arcsine: [-1, 1]
Compare the ranges of cosine and arccosine.
Cosine: [-1, 1] | Arccosine: [0, ]
Compare the periods of sin(x) and cos(x).
Both have a period of 2.
Compare the ranges of arcsin(x) and arctan(x).
arcsin(x): [-, ] | arctan(x): (-, )
Compare the domains of arccos(x) and arctan(x).
arccos(x): [-1, 1] | arctan(x): All real numbers
How does the range of arccos(x) differ from arcsin(x)?
arccos(x) range is [0, ], arcsin(x) range is [-, ].
Define arcsin(x).
The inverse sine function, giving the angle whose sine is x.
Define arccos(x).
The inverse cosine function, giving the angle whose cosine is x.
Define arctan(x).
The inverse tangent function, giving the angle whose tangent is x.
What is the domain of arcsin(x)?
[-1, 1]
What is the range of arcsin(x)?
[-, ]
What is the domain of arccos(x)?
[-1, 1]
What is the range of arccos(x)?
[0, ]
What is the domain of arctan(x)?
All real numbers
What is the range of arctan(x)?
(-, )
What does it mean for a trigonometric function to be periodic?
It repeats its values at regular intervals.
General solution for sin(x) = a.
x = arcsin(a) + 2k or x = - arcsin(a) + 2k, where k is an integer.
General solution for cos(x) = a.
x = arccos(a) + 2k or x = -arccos(a) + 2k, where k is an integer.
General solution for tan(x) = a.
x = arctan(a) + k, where k is an integer.
How do you find the solutions to sin(x) = a in the interval [0, 2]?
Find arcsin(a). If arcsin(a) is in the interval, it's one solution. The other is - arcsin(a).
How do you find the solutions to cos(x) = a in the interval [0, 2]?
Find arccos(a). If arccos(a) is in the interval, it's one solution. The other is 2 - arccos(a).
How do you find the solutions to tan(x) = a in the interval [0, ]?
Find arctan(a). If arctan(a) is in the interval, it's the solution.
What is the range of the arcsine function?
[-, ]
What is the range of the arccosine function?
[0, ]
What is the range of the arctangent function?
(-, )
If sin(x) = 0.5, what is x?
x = arcsin(0.5) = or 30°