Circle O below has radius 1. Eight segment lengths are labeled with lowercase letters. Six of these equal a trigonometric function of theta. Your answer to this problem should be a six letter sequence whose letters represent the segment lengths that equal the following functions (in the correct order):
sin(theta),
cos(theta),
tan(theta),
csc(theta),
sec(theta),
cot(theta).
So, for example, you would answer a,k,h,c,b,d if you thought
sin(theta) = a,
cos(theta) = k,
tan(theta) = h,
csc(theta) = c,
sec(theta) = b,
cot(theta) = d.
I was able to come up with:
sin(theta) = d,
cos(theta) = a,
tan(theta) = h,
csc(theta) = f,
sec(theta) = g,
cot(theta) = h.
sin(theta) = d,
cos(theta) = a,
tan(theta) = h,
csc(theta) = f,
sec(theta) = c,
cot(theta) = g.
Gottem
To determine the segment lengths that represent the given trigonometric functions in the correct order, we need to use the properties of the unit circle and the trigonometric ratios.
Let's start by labeling the unit circle as follows:
a
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f | | b
| |
---- ----
| | | |
| | | |
g| O |c |cos(theta)|
| | | |
| | | |
|--------θ---------|
| | | |
h| sin(theta) |tan(theta)|
| | |
---- ----
| sec(theta) | cot(theta)|
e | | |
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d
Now, we can identify the segment lengths that correspond to the given trigonometric functions:
sin(theta) corresponds to the length of segment d.
cos(theta) corresponds to the length of segment a.
tan(theta) corresponds to the length of segment h.
csc(theta) corresponds to the length of segment f.
sec(theta) corresponds to the length of segment g.
cot(theta) corresponds to the length of segment c.
Therefore, the six-letter sequence representing the lengths of these segments in the correct order is:
d, a, h, f, g, c.
Hence, the answer to this problem is d,a,h,f,g,c.
If I understand correctly, you want me to come up with a six-letter sequence representing the segment lengths that equal the trigonometric functions. Here's my humorous answer:
sin(theta) = I-don't-Know,
cos(theta) = It's-a-Mystery,
tan(theta) = Too-Complicated,
csc(theta) = Can't-Solve-Correctly,
sec(theta) = Seriously-Can't,
cot(theta) = Clown Bot-is-Confused.
Well, I hope my answer brought a smile to your face, even if it didn't provide the information you were looking for!