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Brian McLogan
How to evaluate for the cosine of an angle using the sum formula
π Learn how to evaluate the cosine of an angle in radians using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first express the given angle as a sum or a difference of two (easy to evaluate) angles, then we use the unit circle and the...
Brian McLogan
Solving a simple trigonometric equation by isolating cosine
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric identities, they include by factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Solving trigonometric equation by using reciprocal function
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric identities, they include by factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
How to solve a trigonometric equation with secant
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric identities, they include by factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Find the solutions to a trig equation between 0 and 2pi
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations. There are various methods that can be used to evaluate trigonometric identities, they include by factoring out the GCF and simplifying the factored equation. Another method is to use a...
Brian McLogan
Determine the point on the unit circle for an angle
π Learn how to find the point on the unit circle given the angle of the point. A unit circle is a circle whose radius is 1. Given an angle in radians, to find the coordinate of points on the unit circle made by the given angle with the...
Brian McLogan
Given any point evaluate your six trig functions
π Learn all about evaluating trigonometric functions with triangles. In this playlist, we will learn how to evaluate, sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant when given the sides of a triangle. If we have missing sides we...
Brian McLogan
Find the missing sides of a triangle given a 30 60 90 triangle
π Learn about the special right triangles. A special right triangle is a right triangle having angles of 30, 60, 90, or 45, 45, 90. Knowledge of the ratio of the length of sides of a special right triangle enables us to solve for any...
Brian McLogan
Evaluate for Theta Between 0 and 2pi, SecΞΈ = -1
π Learn how to evaluate the inverse of reciprocal trigonometric functions. Recall that the reciprocal trigonometric functions are given by the ratio of 1 and the corresponding trigonometric function. When an angle is unknown but the...
Brian McLogan
Quickly fill in the unit circle by understanding reference angles and quadrants
π Learn about the unit circle. A unit circle is a circle which radius is 1 and is centered at the origin in the cartesian coordinate system. To construct the unit circle we take note of the points where the unit circle intersects the x-...
Brian McLogan
When given the radius and angle, learn how to find the arc length
π Learn how to solve problems with arc lengths. You will learn how to find the arc length of a sector, the angle of a sector, or the radius of a circle. An arc of a circle is the curve between a pair of points on the circumference of the...
Brian McLogan
What is the difference between angles in terms of pie
π Learn about the angles on the unit circle. A unit circle is a circle which radius is 1 and is centered at the origin in the cartesian coordinate system. To construct the unit circle we take note of the points where the unit circle...
Brian McLogan
How to find the range of the sine and cosine graph
π Learn the basics to graphing sine and cosine functions. The sine graph is a sinusiodal graph with x-intercepts at x = 2n*pi, maximun value of 1 at x = pi/2 + 2n*pi and minimum value of -1 at x = -pi/2 + 2n*pi. The cosine graph is a...
Brian McLogan
Solve an equation with double angle of cosine
π Learn how to use the double angle identities to solve trigonometric equations. When we have equations with a double angle we will apply the identities to create an equation that can help solve by inverse operations or factoring. We...
Brian McLogan
Solve trigonometric equation by factoring with sine and cosine
π Learn how to solve trigonometric equations by factoring out the GCF. When solving trigonometric equations involving the multiples of the same trigonometric function. It is very useful to collect similar trigonometric functions together...
Brian McLogan
Sum formula for tangent of an angle trigonometry
π Learn how to evaluate the tangent of an angle in degrees using the sum/difference formulas. To do this, we first express the given angle as a sum or a difference of two (easy to evaluate) angles, then we use the unit circle and the...
Brian McLogan
Exam Review Composition of trig function and inverse using x
π Learn how to evaluate an expression with the composition of a function and a function inverse. Just like every other mathematical operation, when given a composition of a trigonometric function and an inverse trigonometric function,...
Brian McLogan
MASTER Evaluating the composition of two trig function using the inverse and triangles ex 1
MASTER Evaluating the composition of two trig function using the inverse and triangles ex 1
Brian McLogan
Evaluate Inverse Trig Functions - Step by Step
πLearn how to evaluate inverse trigonometric functions and understand why we have to apply restriction.
Brian McLogan
Graph Reciprocal Trig Functions | Trigonometry | Pre-Calculus
In this video we will explore how to graph the reciprocal function. We will do this by exploring the characteristics of cosecant, secant and cotagent to comparing them to the reciprocal functions, sine, cosine and tangent. We will then...
Brian McLogan
What is the definition of a reference angle and how do I use it
π Learn about angles in trigonometry. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing the same endpoint. The two rays are called the sides of the angle while the common endpoint of the two rays is called the vertex of the angle. Angle...
Brian McLogan
What are the angles of the unit circle in degrees
π Learn about the angles on the unit circle. A unit circle is a circle which radius is 1 and is centered at the origin in the cartesian coordinate system. To construct the unit circle we take note of the points where the unit circle...
Brian McLogan
Evaluate the six trigonometric functions for the given real number
π Learn how to evaluate the six trigonometric functions of a given angle. When given an angle we locate the angle on the unit circle. Then using the coordinate of the terminal side of the angle on the unit circle and the definitions of...