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calculator's angle answer for trig ratios that can work in more than 1 quadrant on the unit circle
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Understanding inverse trig relationsFinding a point on the unit circle; more specifically, what quadrant it is inBroken Calculator: only certain unary functions work.How does the unit circle work for trigonometric ratios of non-acute angles?unit circle trigonometry where angle is greater than 90 degrees.Why are the Trig functions defined by the counterclockwise path of a circle?Trigonometric Ratios for angles greater than 90 degrees and the Unit CircleIf $sinx=t, quad xin(frac3pi2,2pi),$ what is $tanx?$Trigonometric Ratios for angles greater than 90 degrees in unit circleHow does the unit circle work for trigonometric ratios of obtuse angles?Why we need an angle to for trig ratios?
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Why does the calculator do a cc (counterclockwise) rotation for positive trig ratios instead of clockwise,
and a clockwise rotation for negative sine & tan instead of cc
and a counterclockwise rotation for negative cos ratios instead of a clockwise
ie. in degree mode
$cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$sin^-1(-5/12)=-24.62$
$tan^-1(-5/12)=-22.61$
Is it maybe picking the value that involves the least amount of computing power? or is it a matter of convention? or am I overlooking something?
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Why does the calculator do a cc (counterclockwise) rotation for positive trig ratios instead of clockwise,
and a clockwise rotation for negative sine & tan instead of cc
and a counterclockwise rotation for negative cos ratios instead of a clockwise
ie. in degree mode
$cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$sin^-1(-5/12)=-24.62$
$tan^-1(-5/12)=-22.61$
Is it maybe picking the value that involves the least amount of computing power? or is it a matter of convention? or am I overlooking something?
trigonometry
edited 1 hour ago
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asked 2 hours ago
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Conventionally, counter clockwise rotations are described by positive angles. But it looks like your question is more about the ranges of the inverse trigonometric functions.
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– John Doe
2 hours ago
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Try using Mathjax: Surround your formulas with $ signs, use before a trig function, and between the start and end of a superscript. E.g. $cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
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2 hours ago
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This tutorial explains how to typeset mathematics on this site.
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Why does the calculator do a cc (counterclockwise) rotation for positive trig ratios instead of clockwise,
and a clockwise rotation for negative sine & tan instead of cc
and a counterclockwise rotation for negative cos ratios instead of a clockwise
ie. in degree mode
$cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$sin^-1(-5/12)=-24.62$
$tan^-1(-5/12)=-22.61$
Is it maybe picking the value that involves the least amount of computing power? or is it a matter of convention? or am I overlooking something?
trigonometry
edited 1 hour ago
N. F. Taussig
45.5k103358
asked 2 hours ago
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Why does the calculator do a cc (counterclockwise) rotation for positive trig ratios instead of clockwise,
and a clockwise rotation for negative sine & tan instead of cc
and a counterclockwise rotation for negative cos ratios instead of a clockwise
ie. in degree mode
$cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$sin^-1(-5/12)=-24.62$
$tan^-1(-5/12)=-22.61$
Is it maybe picking the value that involves the least amount of computing power? or is it a matter of convention? or am I overlooking something?
trigonometry
trigonometry
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Conventionally, counter clockwise rotations are described by positive angles. But it looks like your question is more about the ranges of the inverse trigonometric functions.
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– John Doe
2 hours ago
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Try using Mathjax: Surround your formulas with $ signs, use before a trig function, and between the start and end of a superscript. E.g. $cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
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– man on laptop
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This tutorial explains how to typeset mathematics on this site.
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Conventionally, counter clockwise rotations are described by positive angles. But it looks like your question is more about the ranges of the inverse trigonometric functions.
$endgroup$
– John Doe
2 hours ago
2
$begingroup$
Try using Mathjax: Surround your formulas with $ signs, use before a trig function, and between the start and end of a superscript. E.g. $cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$endgroup$
– man on laptop
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
This tutorial explains how to typeset mathematics on this site.
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– N. F. Taussig
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$begingroup$
Conventionally, counter clockwise rotations are described by positive angles. But it looks like your question is more about the ranges of the inverse trigonometric functions.
$endgroup$
– John Doe
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Conventionally, counter clockwise rotations are described by positive angles. But it looks like your question is more about the ranges of the inverse trigonometric functions.
$endgroup$
– John Doe
2 hours ago
2
2
$begingroup$
Try using Mathjax: Surround your formulas with $ signs, use before a trig function, and between the start and end of a superscript. E.g. $cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$endgroup$
– man on laptop
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
Try using Mathjax: Surround your formulas with $ signs, use before a trig function, and between the start and end of a superscript. E.g. $cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
$endgroup$
– man on laptop
2 hours ago
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This tutorial explains how to typeset mathematics on this site.
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This actually has to do with the way inverse trig functions are defined. For a function to be invertible there must be one input for every output. Graphically, this is equivalent to passing the horizontal line test. Now, trig functions are periodic and as such are very much not invertible. The way we get around this is to restrict the domain of each function to a region that passes the horizontal line test.
For $sin(x)$ the region that we take is $-fracpi2leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode, as seen in the following plot:
For $cos(x)$ the region we take is $0leq x leq pi$, or $0^circ leq x leq 180^circ$ in degree mode. Note that we could also have taken $-pi leq x leq 0$, but for convenience we take $x$ to be a positive angle.
Lastly, for $tan(x)$ we can take a full period around the origin, so $-fracpi2 leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode.
answered 1 hour ago
DMcMorDMcMor
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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This actually has to do with the way inverse trig functions are defined. For a function to be invertible there must be one input for every output. Graphically, this is equivalent to passing the horizontal line test. Now, trig functions are periodic and as such are very much not invertible. The way we get around this is to restrict the domain of each function to a region that passes the horizontal line test.
For $sin(x)$ the region that we take is $-fracpi2leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode, as seen in the following plot:
For $cos(x)$ the region we take is $0leq x leq pi$, or $0^circ leq x leq 180^circ$ in degree mode. Note that we could also have taken $-pi leq x leq 0$, but for convenience we take $x$ to be a positive angle.
Lastly, for $tan(x)$ we can take a full period around the origin, so $-fracpi2 leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode.
answered 1 hour ago
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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1 hour ago
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$begingroup$
This actually has to do with the way inverse trig functions are defined. For a function to be invertible there must be one input for every output. Graphically, this is equivalent to passing the horizontal line test. Now, trig functions are periodic and as such are very much not invertible. The way we get around this is to restrict the domain of each function to a region that passes the horizontal line test.
For $sin(x)$ the region that we take is $-fracpi2leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode, as seen in the following plot:
For $cos(x)$ the region we take is $0leq x leq pi$, or $0^circ leq x leq 180^circ$ in degree mode. Note that we could also have taken $-pi leq x leq 0$, but for convenience we take $x$ to be a positive angle.
Lastly, for $tan(x)$ we can take a full period around the origin, so $-fracpi2 leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode.
answered 1 hour ago
DMcMorDMcMor
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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– bjcolby15
1 hour ago
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$begingroup$
This actually has to do with the way inverse trig functions are defined. For a function to be invertible there must be one input for every output. Graphically, this is equivalent to passing the horizontal line test. Now, trig functions are periodic and as such are very much not invertible. The way we get around this is to restrict the domain of each function to a region that passes the horizontal line test.
For $sin(x)$ the region that we take is $-fracpi2leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode, as seen in the following plot:
For $cos(x)$ the region we take is $0leq x leq pi$, or $0^circ leq x leq 180^circ$ in degree mode. Note that we could also have taken $-pi leq x leq 0$, but for convenience we take $x$ to be a positive angle.
Lastly, for $tan(x)$ we can take a full period around the origin, so $-fracpi2 leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode.
answered 1 hour ago
DMcMorDMcMor
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This actually has to do with the way inverse trig functions are defined. For a function to be invertible there must be one input for every output. Graphically, this is equivalent to passing the horizontal line test. Now, trig functions are periodic and as such are very much not invertible. The way we get around this is to restrict the domain of each function to a region that passes the horizontal line test.
For $sin(x)$ the region that we take is $-fracpi2leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode, as seen in the following plot:
For $cos(x)$ the region we take is $0leq x leq pi$, or $0^circ leq x leq 180^circ$ in degree mode. Note that we could also have taken $-pi leq x leq 0$, but for convenience we take $x$ to be a positive angle.
Lastly, for $tan(x)$ we can take a full period around the origin, so $-fracpi2 leq x leq fracpi2$, or $-90^circ leq x leq 90^circ$ in degree mode.
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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1 hour ago
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That makes complete sense! When you see the graph of the functions, sure enough they give out the reasons why the calculators give out the answers they do.
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Conventionally, counter clockwise rotations are described by positive angles. But it looks like your question is more about the ranges of the inverse trigonometric functions.
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Try using Mathjax: Surround your formulas with $ signs, use before a trig function, and between the start and end of a superscript. E.g. $cos^-1(-5/12)=114.62$
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– man on laptop
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This tutorial explains how to typeset mathematics on this site.
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