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Trigonometry

Section 1: Trigonometric identities

Graphs of the Reciprocal Trigonometric Functions

1
The graph of y = sec x is found by plotting y =
cos x 1 divided by a positive number
very close to 0 approaches
+infinity. Remember you can’t
divide by 0.

m
co
4 y
y = sec x

e.
3
1
=1

2
ur 1
ct

1
le

y = cos x
x
ga

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me

1 −1
= −1 1
−1
w.

−2
1
is undefined so
ww

0
−3
there is an
asymptote here.
−4

1 divided by a negative number very

close to 0 approaches -infinity.
Remember you can’t divide by 0.

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1
The graph of y = cosec x is found by plotting y =
sin x

1 divided by a positive number

very close to 0 approaches
+infinity. Remember you can’t
divide by 0.

4 y
y = cosec x

1
2
=1
1

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y = sin x
−1
1
= −1
−1
−2

1 −3
is undefined so
0
there is an
asymptote here. −4

1 divided by a negative number very

close to 0 approaches -infinity.
Remember you can’t divide by 0.

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1
The graph of y = cot x is found by plotting y =
tan x

1 divided by a positive number very

close to 0 approaches +infinity.
Remember you can’t divide by 0. 1 divided by a number
very close to infinity
approaches 0.

4 y
y = tan x

m
co
3

e.
2
1/1 = 1

1
ur y = cot x
ct
x

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le

1/-1 = -1
−1
ga
me

−2
w.

−3
1/0 is undefined so there
is an asymptote here.
ww

−4

1 divided by a negative number very

close to 0 approaches -infinity.
Remember you can’t divide by 0.

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