BQ#4: Unit T Concepts 1-3

Why is a "normal" tangent graph uphill, but a "normal" tangent graph downhill? Use unit circle ratios to explain.

    The main reason why their graphs are different is because of their asymptotes and their location. The graphs are based on their Unit Circle ratios, and the graphs can't touch the asymptotes. The asymptotes themselves are based on the Unit Circle.

Both tangent and cotangent have their asymptotes based on their Unit Circle ratios. The ratio for tangent is y/x and in order to how and asymptote x has to 0 so it can be undefined. If we look at the graph, we see that 90 degrees and 270 degrees has the ratio to be undefined. 90 and 270 degrees in radians are pi/2 and 3pi/2, and those are the asymptotes. The same thing for cotangent except that the ratios are switched, it's x/y. So in order for cotangent to have asymptotes, y must be 0 and 180 and 360 degrees have those points. The asymptotes for cotangent, in radians, is pi and 2pi.

 Tangent:

If we look at it already graphed we can see that 2pi and 3pi/2 are the asymptotes and the graphs can't touch them. Also, based on the Unit Circle, the four quadrants and if they are positive and negative. Both quadrants 1 and 3 for tangent is positive so it's above the x-axis. Quadrants 2 and 4 are negative so the graph is below the x-axis.

Cotangent:

The asymptotes for cotangent is pi and 2pi and just like tangent, the graphs can't touch them. The Unit Circle and it's four quadrants are just like tangent, 1 and 3 is positive and 2 and 4 are negative. Expect that the graphs of cotangent will not be the same as tangent because the asymptotes make the graph go downhill to follow the positive- negative of the quadrants.

BQ# 3: Unit T Concepts 1-3

How do the graphs of sine and cosine relate to each trig graph?

Sine will be in Green.
Cosine will be in Orange.
Tangent will be in Blue.
Cotangent will be Yellow.
Cosecant will be in Pink.
Secant will be in Purple.

Tangent:

To see where the tangent graph will be we must first know about it's ratio. Tangent's ratio is y/x or sin/cos, cosine will determine where tangent will be. Where sine and cosine are both positive or negative then tangent will just be positive. If one of them is negative then tangent is negative. Tangent's asymptotes is determined by cosine, if cosine is 0 on the x-axis then that is one of tangent's asymptote. 

 Cotangent:

It's almost the same thing for cotangent except that it's sine that needs to be 0. If both sine and cosine are positive or negative then cotangent will be positive. If one of them is negative then cotangent is negative. The reason why cotangent is downhill is because of the asymptotes and where they are found. Since it has to be positive in quadrant 1, the cotangent graph has to be above the x-axis. Same thing for quadrant 2 but it's negative so it's below the x-axis.

Cosecant:

Where sine is 0, the asymptotes for secant will be those points. If sine is positive in two quadrants then cosecant will be positive, if it's negative, like in quadrants 3 and 4, then it's negative. Cosecant relates to the graphs by it's shape, the shape is between two asymptotes. So the asymptotes basically determine the shape and the asymptotes is where sine is 0.

 Secant:

Where cosine is 0 the asymptotes of secant can be found. The way the secant graph looks like, positive or negative, is the same as the cosine graph. The shape  of is is also determined by the location of the asymptotes and the cosine graph.

BQ# 5: Unit T Concepts 1-3

Why do sine and cosine NOT have asymptotes, but the other four trig graphs do? Use unit circle ratios to explain.  
       Sine and cosine do not asymptotes because asymptotes occur when the denominator of the ratios is 0 (undefined). The other trig graphs can be divided by 0 and it can be undefined while sine and cosine can't be divided by 0. They can only be divided by 1 because 1 is their restriction on the Unit Circle and on the Unit Circle itself it goes from 1 to -1 on both axis. They both can't be divided by 0 because it's not undefined but no solution. The other four especially tangent and cotangent have no restrictions and if their ratios equal undefined then it's their asymptote.

BQ#2: Unit T Concept Intro

A)   When is comes down to sine and cosine, their periods are are 2pi and it's like that due to their similarity to the Unit Circle.

Sine in the Unit circle is positive in the first and second quadrant and negative in the third and fourth quadrant. If we start from zero and do one complete rotation to get it to be positive again, then then it was a 360 degree or 2pi rotation. So when we stretch Unit Circle into a line, the cyclical will be stretched out too because the first two quadrants will be above the x-axis and the last two will be below the x-axis. 

The same thing goes for cosine since quadrant I and IV are positive and quadrant II and III are negative. We need to start at 0 degrees and as we move around in the Unit Circle well reach the positive when we get to 360 degrees. When it reaches 360 degrees the it made one complete rotation. If the stretch out the Unit Circle to a straight line for cosine then we will start above the x-axis since quad. I is positive and for quads II and III it will be below the x-axis. As we approach quad IV to make a cyclical then it go back up above the x-axis.

For tangent it's different because it's only half the trip to get a cyclical. Quadrants I is positive and quadrant II is a negative so we already have our cyclical. On the Unit Circle, it will start at 0 degrees and when we reach a positive again it will be at 180 degrees and the radian value is pi.

B)    Sine and cosine only have an amplitude of 1 because they have a restriction of 1 and -1. If we use any number and use it in their ratio, it will not work except those numbers less than 1. We only use the 1 in the Unit Circle then sine and cosine will work because it is in their restriction,  if it wasn't then it will be undefined and will not work.

Reflrction #1- Unit Q: Verifying Trig Identities

1. What it means is that when we are given a problem we try to use all three forms of identities to solve one side to see if it matches the other untouchable side. In other words we are verifying to see it we can get the same answer.
2. For me to solve them more easily, I try to get them to equal sine or cosine. I mostly try to see if any part of the problem can be made into a ratio or reciprocal identity and if they can be multiplied. If they are then it would be even better if they are written as fractions so I can cancel things out.
3. The first thing I try to see is if the problem is a simplifying or verifying and then I can try to use the conjugate if it's needed. It doesn't matter if there is because I can substitute in an identity or if it's a fraction combine them. If the problem comes out to have a monomial then it's even better because I can separate them and hopefully it turns to an identity.