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TableofTrigonometricParentFuncons
GraphsoftheSixTrigonometricFuncons
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NowthatweknowtheUnitCircleinsideout,letsgraphthetrigonometricfunconsonthecoordinatesystem.Thexvalueswillbetheangles
(inradiansthatsthewayitsdone),andtheyvalueswillbethetrigvalue(likesin,cos,andtan).

Thesinandcos(andcscandsec)funconsstartrepeangaer2radians,anditturnsoutthatthetanandcotfunconsstartrepeangagain
aeronlyradians.Thereasontan(andcot)repeataeronlyradiansisbecause,whendividingsinandcostogettan,wegetthesame
valuesinquadrantsIIIasIVaswedoforquadrantsIandII.(TrythiswiththeUnitCircle).

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Acompleterepeonofthepaernofthefunconiscalledacycleandtheperiodisthehorizontallengthofonecompletecycle.Thusthe
periodofthesin,cos,csc,andsecgraphsis2radians,andtheperiodforthetanandcotgraphsisradians.

TableofTrigonometricParentFuncons
Beforewegointomoredetailofeachofthetrigfuncons,hereisatableoftheTrigonometricParentFuncons.Notethatwhenthedomain
cantbecertainvalues,wehaveasymptotesatthosevaluesofx.

WewilllearnhowtotransformthetrigfunconsintheTransformaonsofTrigFunconssecon.NotethatthetchartsIliketousefortheTrig
FunconscanbefoundhereintheTransformaonsofTrigFunconssecon.

GraphsoftheSixTrigonometricFuncons
HerearethegraphsofthesixTrigFuncons.Youmayalsoheartheexpressionssinewaveandcosinewaveforthesinandcosgraphs,sincethey
looklikewaves.

GraphofSinFuncon

Hereswhatasinfuncongraphlookslike;nocethatthedomainis(, ) ,andtherangeis[1, 1] .

Noteagainthatthegraphstartsrepeangitself(cycles)every2radians(thex);thisiscalledtheperiodofthegraph.Notethatthisisone
completerevoluonaroundtheunitcircle.

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Nocethattheyinterceptis(0,0),andthexintercepts(zeros)aremulplesof;wecanwritethisas(k,0),wherekI(kisinthesetof
Integers).

Thesinfunconisanoddfuncon;welearnedaboutEvenandOddFunconshere.Thusthesingraphissymmetricalabouttheorigin(0,0),
meaningthatif(x,y)isapointonthefuncon(graph),thensois(x,y).Italsomeansthatforthesingraph,f (x) = f (x) .Letstry
this:sin( ) = 1 = sin( ).

GraphofCosFuncon

Nowletsgraphthecosfuncon;noceagainthatthedomainis(, ) ,andtherangeis[1, 1] .

Noteagainthatthegraphstartsrepeangitself(cycles)every2radians(thex);thisiscalledtheperiodofthegraph.Notethatthisisone
completerevoluonaroundtheunitcircle.

Nocethattheyinterceptis(0,1),andthexinterceptsaremulplesof ;wecanwritethisas(

2
+ k, ,wherekI(kisinthesetof
0)

Integers).

Thecosfunconisanevenfuncon;welearnedaboutEvenandOddFunconshere.Thusthecosgraphissymmetricalabouttheyaxis,
meaningthatif(x,y)isapointonthefuncon(graph),thensois(x,y).Italsomeansthatforthecosgraph,f (x) = f (x) .Letstrythis:
2 1 2
cos( ) = = cos( ).
3 2 3

GraphofTanFuncon

Hereswhatatanfuncongraphlookslike;nocethatthedomainisx

2
+ k ,kisaninteger(wheretheasymptotesare),andtherangeis
(, ) .

Notethetangentgraphrepeatsitself(cycles)everyradians(thex);thisiscalledtheperiodofthegraph.Thisgraphrepeatsitselfonehalfofa
revoluonoftheunitcircle.

Notealsothatthereisavercalasymptoteeveryradians;thisisbecauseformulplesof ,wehavetodivideby0togetthetangent;this

createstheasymptote.VercalasymptoteswerediscussedhereintheGraphingRaonalFuncons,includingAsymptotessecon.Thevercal
asymptotesonthetangraphareatx = + k ;thusthedomainisallrealnumbersexceptfortheseasymptotes.

Nocethatthereisnoyintercept,andthexinterceptsaremulplesof;wecanwritethisas(k,0),wherekI(kisinthesetofIntegers).

Thetanfunconisanoddfuncon;welearnedaboutEvenandOddFunconshere.Thusthetangraphissymmetricalabouttheorigin(0,0),
meaningthatif(x,y)isapointonthefuncon(graph),thensois(x,y).Italsomeansthatforthetangraph,f (x) = f (x) .Letstry
this:tan( ) = 1 = tan( ).

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GraphofCscFuncon

Thecsc,sec,andcotaresomemescalledthereciprocalfuncons,sincetheyarethereciprocalofsin,cos,andtan,respecvely.Todrawthem,
itsgoodtodrawtheoriginalfunconrst,andthenoverlaythereciprocal.

Hereswhatacscfuncongraphlookslike;nocethatthedomainisx k,kisaninteger(wheretheasymptotesare),andtherangeis
(, 1] [1, ) .Nocethe(dashed)sinfuncononthesamegraph;wherethesinfunconhasayof0,thereareasymptotesforthecsc

funcon(sinceyoucantdivideby0).

Noteagainthatthegraphstartsrepeangitself(cycles)every2radians(thex);thisiscalledtheperiodofthegraph.Notethatthisisone
completerevoluonaroundtheunitcircle.

Notealsothatthereisavercalasymptoteeveryradians;thisisbecauseformulplesof,wehavetodivideby0togetthecosecant;this
createstheasymptote.VercalasymptoteswerediscussedhereintheGraphingRaonalFuncons,includingAsymptotes.Thevercal
asymptotesonthecscgraphareatx k;thusthedomainisallrealnumbersexceptfortheseasymptotes.

Nocethatthereisnoyintercept,andnoxintercepts;theclosestthegraphgetstothexaxisis1and1.

Thecscfunconisanoddfuncon;welearnedaboutEvenandOddFunconshere.Thusthecscgraphissymmetricalabouttheorigin(0,0),
meaningthatif(x,y)isapointonthefuncon(graph),thensois(x,y).Italsomeansthatforthecscgraph,f (x) = f (x) .Letstrythis:
csc( ) = 2 = csc( ) .

GraphofSecFuncon

Hereswhatasecfuncongraphlookslike;nocethatthedomainisx

2
+ k ,kisaninteger(wheretheasymptotesaresameastan
funcon),andtherangeis(, 1] [1, ) (sameasthecscfuncon).

Nocethe(dashed)cosfuncononthesamegraph;wherethecosfunconhasayof0,thereareasymptotesforthesecfuncon(sinceyou
cantdivideby0).

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Noteagainthatthegraphstartsrepeangitself(cycles)every2radians(thex);thisiscalledtheperiodofthegraph.Notethatthisisone
completerevoluonaroundtheunitcircle.

Notealsothatthereisavercalasymptoteeveryradians;thisisbecauseformulplesof ,wehavetodivideby0togetthesecant;this

createstheasymptote.VercalasymptoteswerediscussedhereintheGraphingRaonalFuncons,includingAsymptotessecon.Thevercal
asymptotesonthesecgraphareatx = + k ;thusthedomainisallrealnumbersexceptfortheseasymptotes.

Nocethattheyinterceptis(0,1),andtherearenoxintercepts;theclosestthegraphgetstothexaxisis1and1.

Thesecfunconisanevenfuncon;welearnedaboutEvenandOddFunconshere.Thusthesecgraphissymmetricalabouttheyaxis,
meaningthatif(x,y)isapointonthefuncon(graph),thensois(x,y).Italsomeansthatforthesecgraph,f (x) = f (x) .Letstrythis:
).

sec( ) = 2 = sec(
3 3

GraphofCotFuncon

Hereswhatacotfuncongraphlookslike;nocethatthedomainisx k ,kisaninteger(wheretheasymptotesare),andtherangeis
(, ) .

Notethecotangentgraphrepeatsitself(cycles)everyradians(thex);thisiscalledtheperiodofthegraph.Thegraphrepeatsitselfonehalfof
arevoluonoftheunitcircle.

Notealsothatthereisavercalasymptoteeveryradians;thisisbecauseformulplesof,wehavetodivideby0togetthetangent;thiscreates
theasymptote.VercalasymptoteswerediscussedhereintheGraphingRaonalFuncons,includingAsymptotessecon.Thevercal
asymptotesonthecotgraphareatx = k;thusthedomainisallrealnumbersexceptfortheseasymptotes.

Nocethatthereisnoyintercept,andthexinterceptsaremulplesof ;wecanwritethisas(

2
+ k, 0),wherekI(kisinthesetof
Integers).

Notethatthecotfunconisanoddfuncon;welearnedaboutEvenandOddFunconshere.Thusthecotgraphissymmetricalabout
theorigin(0,0),meaningthatif(x,y)isapointonthefuncon(graph),thensois(x,y).Italsomeansthatforthecotgraph,
f (x) = f (x) .Letstrythis:cot( ) .

) = 1 = cot(
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MohamedAbdullahi
onMarch21,2016at1:07pmsaid:

reallyIappreciatedthesenoteswellandIwishformystudentsandanyotherbodytoappreciateaswell.Thankyouhowyou
preparedthem.

lisa
onMarch22,2016at3:19pmsaid:

Thankssomuchforwring,andpleaseletmeknowhowIcanmakethesitebeer Lisa

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Angel
onApril5,2016at8:03pmsaid:

Whataboutsomethinglikeanegavetan?forex:f(x)=tan(x)
Whatwouldthatlooklike?

lisa
onApril5,2016at8:14pmsaid:

Youdipitacrossthexaxis(actuallysinceitsanoddfuncon,youcanipitacrossyaccesstoo).Doesthatmakesense?
Lisa

VAE
onApril28,2016at1:27amsaid:

Goodnotes

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onSeptember5,2016at9:31amsaid:

Thankuforthis

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