# Homework Help: Math: Trigonometry

## Recent Homework Questions About Trigonometry

Trig

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Trig
In which quadrant would the image of point (5,-3) fall after a dilation using a factor of -3?

Trig
Find all solutions of the equation in the interval [0,2pi) 2 cos^2 x-cos x = 0 -2cos^2 + cosx + 0 (x+1/2) (x+0/2) (2x+1) (x+0) -1/2,0 2Pi/3, 4pi/3, pi/2, 3pi/2 my teacher circled pi/2 and 3pi/2 What did I do wrong? I don't understand...

Pre-Calc Trig
Create both a sine and cosine model for height of a passenger off of the ground for each of the following Ferris wheels. 1) customers must climb up 12 foot steps to get into the Ferris wheel (I.e) bottom of Ferris wheel is at the top of the steps Diameter 67ft Rotional speed 1...

Precalculus
Rewrite as single trig function: sin(8x)cosx-cos(8x)sinx I know I can simplify sin(8x) into 4sin2xcos2xcos4x, but I'm stuck after that

Trig
Right circular cylinder A has a volume of 2700 cubic inches and radius of 15 inches. Right circular cylinder B is similar to cylinder A and has a volume of 800 cubic inches. Find the radius of cylinder B.

Trig Identities
secx - sinxtanx

Trig
Find the area of a triangle whose vertices are A(0,2), B (2,7), C (0,10).

Trig
Find the area of quadrilateral whose verties are A(0,2), B(2,7), C(6,10), and D (9,-2).

Trig
what are the intercepts of the graph of f(x)=4cos^2 -3 on the interval [0, 2pi]?

Math
Find the exact value of the trig function below. cos2Ø if sinØ = 2/5

Math
Find the exact value of the trig function below. cos a/2 if cosa = - 31/49 (assume cos a/2 is negative)

Trigonometry
5. If a trig equation has one answer, how many answers will it have? (Provided you do not restrict the domain?) 6. Why are the graphs of the inverse functions restricted to one period of the function? I only need to answer these two to finish my homework and I can't figure out...

Maths Trig
A 60m long bridge has an opening in the middle and both sides open up to let boats pass underneath. The two parts of the bridge floor rise up to a height of 18 m. Through what angle do they move?

Trig
Convert the polar equation to rectangular form. r=4cos-4sin What I have so far: r^2=4rcos-4rsin x^2+y^2-4x+4y x^2-4x+y^2+4y=0

Trig
The vector y has magnitude 5 and direction angle 17°. The vector z has magnitude 3 and direction angle 180°.

Trig
(Tan^2 x) - 2 tan x - 3 / tan x + 1

Math - Trig
Two buildings of equal height are 850 feet apart. An observer on the street between the buildings measures the angles of elevation to the tops of the buildings as 29° and 40°. How​ high, to the nearest​ foot, are the​ buildings? I don't know how to set this up

Trig
When the angle of elevation of the sun is 61°​, a telephone pole that is tilted at an angle of 8° directly away from the sun casts a shadow 20 feet long. Determine the length of the pole to the nearest foot. I'm stuck halfway through this problem, I know how to find all ...

Math Trig
A ladder 15 m long can so be placed that it will reach a point on a wall 10 m above the ground. By tipping it back without moving its feet, it can be made to reach a point on another wall 8 m above the ground. What is the horizontal distance between the walls?

Urgent--Geometry(trig part)
So I am new to sine, cosine, and tangent, so I need some help. Just explain it. No need for the answers unless you want to give it to me. :D Let triangle ABC be a right triangle with angleC=90degrees. Given the tangent of one of the complementary angles of the triangle, find ...

Trig
Find all solutions in the interval [0,2pi) 4sin(x)cos(x)=1 2(2sinxcosx)=1 2sin2x=1 2x=1/2 x= pi/6, and 5pi/6 Then since its 2x i divided these answers by 2 and got pi/12 and 5pi/12 However, when i checked the answer key there solutions 13pi/12 and 17pi/12 were included ...

Trig identies, Calculus
Use the identities cos^2 x + sin^2 x =1 and cos2x=cos^2 x -sin^2 x to show that cos^4 x -sin^4 x = cos2x Im not sure how, I can solve my problem with half angle identities but im not sure where to start with this.

Math - Calc/Algebra/Trig
I'm trying to find all the points on the graph y=4/3cos^3x-cosx where the tangent line is horizontal. I took the derivative, which gave me: -4cos^2(x)sin(x)+sin(x) Now I need to solve it for x and I'm not sure how. Can you help?

Calculus Question! ASAP!
Hello! I have this problem: x(dx)/sqrt(9-x^2) I was wondering why I can't use trig substitution and substitute sqrt(9-x^2) for sqrt(1-sec^2) and having: integral x = 3sin(theta) dx = 3cos(theta)d(theata) integral 3sin(theta)(3cos(theta))/3cos(theta) having the 3cos(theta) ...

Trig
Solve for t algebraically: inverse cos(t) = inverse sin(t). Where do I start?

Alg/Trig
If h= -16t^2 + 112t represents the height of a​ rocket, in​ feet, t seconds after it was​ fired, when will the rocket hit the​ ground? (Hint: The rocket is on the ground when h equals=​0).

Trig Practice
Find the exact value of sinA where a=9 and b=10 and angle C is a right angle. a. sin A= 9/sqrt 181, cos A= sqrt 181/10 b. sin A= sqrt 181/9, cos A= 10/sqrt 181 c. sin A= 9/sqrt 181, cos A= 10/sqrt 181 d. sin A=sqrt181/10, cos A= 9/sqrt 181

trig
in triangle QRS, q=10.2m, r=20.5m, s12.8m..Solvetriangle QRS by determining the measurements of each degree to the nearest tenth of a degree

Trig
4x+y=​0, x≥0 help finding Sin, Cos, Tan for this

Trig
can sec θ = negative 5

trig
sin, cos, and tan for −5x + y =​0, x is less than or equal to 0

Trig
Find the approximate value of cot θ​, given that csc θequals=3.5891420 and θ is in quadrant I.

Geometry/Trig
A painter is placing a ladder to reach the third story window, which is 18 feet above the ground and makes an angle with the ground of 80°. How far out from the building does the base of the ladder need to be positioned? Round your answer to the nearest tenth. The base of the...

Geometry / Trig
What is the area of a regular hexagon with a distance from its center to a vertex of 1 cm? (Hint: A regular hexagon can be divided into six equilateral triangles.) hex The area of the regular hexagon is _____ ?

trig
Reiny 2+1/3*tan(theta)=2 How do you get 0? Thanks for your help.

Trig
2+1/3tan(theta)=2 I know that tan=0 0,180 But i don't know how to figure it out. Please help.

Trig
4=5+cos(theta)

Trig
Thank you Steve for all your help.

Trig
Solve equation for 0 less than or equal to theta less than 360. 3-1/5*tan(theta)=16/5

trig
Brian is riding a Ferris wheel. The wheel has a radius of 25 feet, and at his lowest point, Brian is 8 feet off the ground. Brian times how long it takes to travel from the lowest point to the highest point and finds that it takes 8 seconds. Write a sinusoidal equation to ...

Pre-cal/trig
A dog is attached to a 21​-foot rope fastened to the outside corner of a​ fenced-in garden that measures 18 feet by 22 feet. Assuming that the dog cannot enter the​ garden, compute the exact area that the dog can wander. I'm confused as to how they want me to solve this...

Trig
An isosceles triangle has a height of 12.5 m (measured from the unequal side) and two equal angles that measure 55°. Determine the area of the triangle. Split in half the triangle is a right triangle, so it's three angles are 90%, 55% and 70%. I'm still not sure how to find ...

Trig/PreCalc
Find a parametrization for the line segment with endpoints (5,2) and (-2, -4).

Trig/PreCalc
Use an algebraic method to eliminate the parameter and identify the graph of the parametric curve. x=5-3t y=2+t -1<-x-<3

Trig/PreCalc
Find the interior angles of the triangle with vertices (-4,1), (1,-6), and (5,-1)

Trig/PreCalc
An airplane is flying on a compass heading of 160 degrees at 425 mph. A wind is blowing with the bearing 200 degrees at 75 mph. Find the actual speed and direction of the airplane.

trig
A person is standing 90 feet away from the Space Needle. The person looks up at the Space Needle at an angle of elevation of 81 degrees. The distance from the floor to the person's eye level is 5 feet. What must be the height of the Space Needle?

Trig
Let n be a fixed positive integer. Describe all solutions of sin(n theta) = 1/2 I know that the solutions would be (π/6)/n+(2πx)/n and (5π/6)/n+(2πx)/n ? How do I 'describe'

Trig
Given: sin x = 4/5, 0 < x < π/2 sin y = 5/13, π/2 < y < π Find the exact value of sin(x + y) I presume I'm supposed to use the sum and difference formulas but I'm not sure how to get the exactly value of cos x or cos y

trig prove plz anyone help
Prove that: x - tan^-1(x) = tan^-1{(tanx - x)/(xtanx + 1)} plz help

Math - Trig / Pre - Calc
Standard form of hyperbola: Hyperbola: Vertices: (9,9), (9, -7) Foci: (9, 1 + 4 sqrt 13), (9, 1 - 4 sqrt 13)? Standard form Ellipse: vertices: (2 sqrt 10, -10), (-2 sqrt 10, -10) foci: (sqrt 30, -10), (-sqrt 30, -10)?

Math trig
Two towers 50 meters apart from the top of the shorter tower to the top of the taller tower 43 degree elevation, depression from the top of shorter tower to the bottom of the taller tower is 36 degrees what is the height of each tower?

Trig Question
Find solutions of the following equation which lie in the interval [0,2pi): 6cos(3theta)/(2)+3=0

Trig identities
Has a negative -5/13 Steve. If angles x and y are in the same quadrant and sin x =3/5 and cos y= -5/13 determine the value of sin (x-y)

Trig
Cicero has a population of 6200 people and is growing at a rate of 8% per year . Mattydale has a population of 8750 and is growing at a rate of 6% per year create and equation solve the problem and in how many years to the nearest year will Cicero have a greater population ...

trig
The rectangular coordinates of a point are given (0,-6). Find polar coordinates of the point such that r greater than 0 and 0 less than or equals theta less than 2pi. how to solve this damon please help me

trig
The rectangular coordinates of a point are given (-5,-5root3). Find polar coordinates of the point. Express theta in radians.

Math
Consider ∠C such that sin C = 7/25 a) What are the possible quadrants in which ∠C may lie? b) If you know that cos C is negative, how does your answer to part a) change? c) Sketch a diagram to represent ∠C in standard position, given that the condition in part b) is true...

Trig
What are the focus and directrix of the parabola represented by the equation:8(y-6)=(x+2)squared?

Trig
From a point A, 30 meters from the base of a building B, the angle of elevationto the top of the building C is 56 degrees. The angle of elevation to the top of flagpole D on top of the building is 60 degrees. Find the length of flagpole CD

Trig
Find the exact value of the trigonometric function given that sin u=3/5 and cos v=-8/17. Both u and v are in quadrant II. Tan (u+v)

Trig
find the angle between u=7i+2j and v=-4j

trig help
simplify cosec40(sin40+sin80+cos120) help step

trig help
simplify cosec40(sin40+sin80+cos120) help step

trig
A communication tower is 34m tall. Jane stands somewhere in front of the tower to the right and measures the angle of elevation to be 70 degrees. Bill stands somewhere in front of the tower to the left and measures the angle of elevation to be 50 degrees. How far apart are ...

Trig
find all solutions of 2sinx=1-2cosx in the interval from 0 to 360

Pre-Calc/ Trig
Find the sum of the three smallest positive values of theta such that 4(cos^2)(2theta-pi) =3. (Give your answer in radians.) LaTEX: Find the sum of the three smallest positive values of $\theta$ such that $4\cos^2(2\theta-\pi) =3$. (Give your answer in radians.)

Physics algebra and trig
A pair of fuzzy dice is hanging from the rearview mirror of a race car. As the car accelerates smoothly, the strings of the dice are tilted slightly toward the rear of the car. From the perspective of the driver, which one of the following statements is true, if the dice are ...

Trig
Write 3theta - sin 4theta as a product.

Trig
Use the half-angle formula to simplify (sin4theta)/(1+cos4theta)

math trig
how do you solve arcsin(3/5) without a calculator?

Trig
If angle A is 45 degrees and angle B is 60 degrees. Find sin(A)cos(B), find cos(A)sin(B), find sin(A)sin(B), and find cos(A)cos(B) The choises for the first are: A. 1/2[sin(105)+sin(345)] B. 1/2[sin(105)-sin(345)] C. 1/2[sin(345)+cos(105)] D. 1/2[sin(345)-cos(105)] You don't ...

Trig
Given tan(A) = 2 and A is in Quadrant I, find tan(2A). A. -1/3 B. 2/3 C. -4/3 D. -2/3

Trig
Given tan(A) = 2 and A is in Quadrant I, find cos(2A). A. 0 B. 1 C. 1/2 D. -3/5

Trig
Just confused. Given tan(A) = 2 and A is in Quadrant I, find sin(2A). A. 0 B. 1 C. 1/2 D. 4/5

Trig
Given Tan(A) = 5 in Quadrant III and Sin(B) = ⅔ in Quadrant II, what is the Quadrant of A-B?

Trig
Given Tan(A) = 5 in Quadrant III and Sin(B) = ⅔ in Quadrant II, find Cos(A-B).

Trig
Given Tan(A) = 5 in Quadrant III and Sin(B) = ⅔ in Quadrant II, find Sin(A-B).

Math (Trig Review)
Evaluate the expression without using a calculator (Make a sketch of a right triangle) tan(arccot 2) Thanks in advance! I'm trying to refresh my memory of these kinds of problems and I'm having trouble on how to solve this problem

Trig
Cosine theta=8/17 and 270 degrees is < theta, and theta is< 360

math trig
A Ferris wheel with a diameter of 37 meters rotates at a rate of 4 minutes per revolution. Riders board the Ferris wheel 4 meters above the ground at the bottom of the wheel. A couple boards the Ferris wheel and the ride starts. Write a formula for the height of the couple t ...

maths trig need help
show that sinx/(1-cotx)+cosx/(1-sinx)=sinx+cosx thanks

maths trig
A flag in the form of an equilateral triangle is connected to the tops of 2 vertical poles. One of the pole has a length of 4 and the other pole has a length of 3. You also know that the third vertex touches the ground perfectly. Calculate the length of a side

Trig
Can someone check my answers? Find # of triangles possible: <A=44.3, a=11.5, b=7.7 ... 2 triangles, B=~27.9 or B=~152.1 <A=29.3, b=20.5, a=12.8 ... 2 triangles, B=~51.6 or B=~128.4

Trig
A ship leaves port and sails at a bearing of 124degrees. Another ship leaves the same port, at the same time, sailing at a bearing of 74degrees. When both ships are 80 miles from the port, how far are they from each other?

Trig
1. Given Sin(A) = ⅗ and Cos(B) = 8/17 in Quadrant I, find Sin(A+B). a) 24/80 [b)] 84/85 c) 60/80 d) 60/85 Find Cos(A+B). a) 32/80 b) -45/85 c) -13/80 [d)] -13/85 Find Tan(A+B) a) 0.8 [b)] -1.72 c) -4.21 d) -6.46 I keep getting an 1.61 answer but that isn't an option? ...

Trig ientities

Trig
if sin(x)=-0.5 and x is in the third quadrant, find x

trig
if sec theta =sqrt -20/3 state the exact value of tan theta

MAth Trig
Find the diameter of a circle with an arc length of 32 cm and a subtended angle of 72 degrees

MATH
Solve the integral using trig substitution (1/((x)(x^2+1)))dx

MATH
Integrate 1/(x(x^2+1)) dx using trig substitution

Math - Trig
The depth of water, h, in metres at time t, in hours, is given by the formula: h(t)=7.8+3.5sin[pi/6(t−3)]. Its a 24 hours period and t=0 is midnight. Provide an algebraic solution to determine the time(s) of day, the water reaches the depth of 10.29 m i got one time 4.51...

Math - Trig
The equation given below models the average monthly temperature (˚C). t denotes the number of months with t=1 representing January. During which months is the average monthly temperature 12.5˚C? 𝑇(𝑡) = 12.5 + 15.8sin (𝜋/6 (𝑡) −2...

Math - Trig
A hamster enters a wheel at the lowest point and begins to run . The height of point R (in the diagram below) above the ground is given by the function ℎ(𝑡) = −17.5 cos ( 2pi/3 𝑡) + 19, where ℎ is height in centimeters and 𝑡 is time in...

Math - Trig
Solve for exact or to 1d.p of x E [0 ,2pi] 4cos^2x-3

Pre-Cal
[Note: I'm still having issues with identities with regard to trig] Verify the Trig. identities: (a). cot(x+y)=(cotxcoty-1)/(cotx+coty) (b). sin0(cot0+tan0)=sec0 [Note: 0=theta symbol]

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