Can You Solve Trigonometric Functions?

If a trig equation can be solved analytically, these steps will do it: Put the equation in terms of one function of one angle. Write the equation as one trig function of an angle equals a constant. Write down the possible value(s) for the angle.

Will there always be solutions to trigonometric function equations?

There will not always be solutions to trigonometric function equations. For a basic example, cos(x)=−5. When solving a trigonometric equation involving more than one trig function, do we always want to try to rewrite the equation so it is expressed in terms of one trigonometric function?

Do trigonometric functions have limits?

The trigonometric functions sine and cosine have four important limit properties: You can use these properties to evaluate many limit problems involving the six basic trigonometric functions.

Robert Thorne

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