Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus (Standalone Book)
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ISBN: 9781305071759
Author: James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 5.1, Problem 55E
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To find: The terminal point for the given real number
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Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 1ECh. 5.1 - CONCEPTS 2. (a) If we mark off a distance t along...Ch. 5.1 - Points on the Unit Circle Show that the point is...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 5ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 7ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 5.1 - Points on the Unit Circle Find the missing...Ch. 5.1 - Points on the Unit Circle Find the missing...
Ch. 5.1 - Points on the Unit Circle Find the missing...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 12ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 13ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 14ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 15ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 16ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 17ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 18ECh. 5.1 - Points on the Unit Circle The point P is on the...Ch. 5.1 - Points on the Unit Circle The point P is on the...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find t and the terminal point...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find t and the terminal point...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 23ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 24ECh. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 28ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 29ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 30ECh. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points Find the terminal point P(x, y) on...Ch. 5.1 - Reference Numbers Find the reference number for...Ch. 5.1 - Reference Numbers Find the reference number for...Ch. 5.1 - Reference Numbers Find the reference number for...Ch. 5.1 - Reference Numbers Find the reference number for...Ch. 5.1 - Terminal Points and Reference Numbers Find (a) the...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 42ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 43ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 44ECh. 5.1 - Terminal Points and Reference Numbers Find (a) the...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 46ECh. 5.1 - Terminal Points and Reference Numbers Find (a) the...Ch. 5.1 - Prob. 48ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 49ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 50ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 51ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 52ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 53ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 54ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 55ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 56ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 57ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 58ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 59ECh. 5.1 - Prob. 60ECh. 5.1 - DISCOVER PROVE: Finding the Terminal Point for /6...Ch. 5.1 - DISCOVER PROVE: Finding the Terminal Point for /3...Ch. 5.2 - Let P(x, y) be the terminal point on the unit...Ch. 5.2 - If P(x, y) is on the unit circle, then x2 + y2 =...Ch. 5.2 - Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Find sin t and...Ch. 5.2 - Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Find sin t and...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 5ECh. 5.2 - Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Find the exact...Ch. 5.2 - Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Find the exact...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 8ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 9ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 20ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 5.2 - Evaluating Trigonometric Functions The terminal...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 5.2 - Evaluating Trigonometric Functions The terminal...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 5.2 - Values of Trigonometric Functions Find an...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 38ECh. 5.2 - Values of Trigonometric Functions Find an...Ch. 5.2 - Values of Trigonometric Functions Find an...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 5.2 - Values of Trigonometric Functions Find an...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 46ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 47ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 48ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 49ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 50ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 51ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 52ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 53ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 54ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 55ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 56ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 57ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 58ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 59ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 60ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 61ECh. 5.2 - Writing One Trigonometric Expression in Terms of...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 63ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 64ECh. 5.2 - Using the Pythagorean Identities Find the values...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 66ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 67ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 68ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 69ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 70ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 71ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 72ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 73ECh. 5.2 - Even and Odd Functions Determine whether the...Ch. 5.2 - Prob. 75ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 76ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 77ECh. 5.2 - Prob. 78ECh. 5.2 - Harmonic Motion The displacement from equilibrium...Ch. 5.2 - Circadian Rhythms Everybodys blood pressure varies...Ch. 5.2 - Electric Circuit After the switch is closed in the...Ch. 5.2 - Bungee Jumping A bungee jumper plummets from a...Ch. 5.2 - DISCOVER PROVE: Reduction Formulas A reduction...Ch. 5.2 - DISCOVER PROVE: More Reduction Formulas By the...Ch. 5.3 - If a function f is periodic with period p, then...Ch. 5.3 - To obtain the graph of y = 5 + sin x, we start...Ch. 5.3 - The sine and cosine curves y = a sin kx and y = a...Ch. 5.3 - The sine curve y = a sin k(x b) has amplitude...Ch. 5.3 - Graphing Sine and Cosine Functions Graph the...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 6ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 7ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 8ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 9ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 10ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 11ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 12ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 13ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 14ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 15ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 16ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 17ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 18ECh. 5.3 - Amplitude and Period Find the amplitude and period...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 20ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 21ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 22ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 23ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 24ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 25ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 26ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 29ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 30ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 31ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 32ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 33ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 34ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 35ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 36ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 37ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 38ECh. 5.3 - Horizontal Shifts Find the amplitude, period, and...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 40ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 41ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 42ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 43ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 44ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 45ECh. 5.3 - Horizontal Shifts Find the amplitude, period, and...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 47ECh. 5.3 - Equations from a Graph The graph of one complete...Ch. 5.3 - Equations from a Graph The graph of one complete...Ch. 5.3 - Equations from a Graph The graph of one complete...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 51ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 52ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 53ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 54ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 55ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 56ECh. 5.3 - Graphing Trigonometric Functions Determine an...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 58ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 59ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 60ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 61ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 62ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 63ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 64ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 65ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 66ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 67ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 68ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 69ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 70ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 71ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 72ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 73ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 74ECh. 5.3 - Maxima and Minima Find the maximum and minimum...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 76ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 77ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 78ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 79ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 80ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 81ECh. 5.3 - Prob. 82ECh. 5.3 - Height of a Wave As a wave passes by an offshore...Ch. 5.3 - Sound Vibrations A tuning fork is struck,...Ch. 5.3 - Blood Pressure Each time your heart beats, your...Ch. 5.3 - Variable Stars Variable stars are ones whose...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 87ECh. 5.3 - DISCUSS: Periodic Functions I Recall that a...Ch. 5.3 - Prob. 89ECh. 5.3 - DISCUSS: Sinusoidal Curves The graph of y = sin x...Ch. 5.4 - The trigonometric function y = tan x has period...Ch. 5.4 - The trigonometric function y = csc x has period...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 3ECh. 5.4 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions Match the...Ch. 5.4 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions Match the...Ch. 5.4 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions Match the...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 7ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 8ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 9ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 10ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 11ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 12ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 13ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 14ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 15ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 16ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 17ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 18ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 19ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 20ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 21ECh. 5.4 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions with Different...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 23ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 24ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 25ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 26ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 27ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 28ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 29ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 30ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 31ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 32ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 33ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 34ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 35ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 36ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 37ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 38ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 39ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 40ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 41ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 42ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 43ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 44ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 45ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 46ECh. 5.4 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions with Horizontal...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 48ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 49ECh. 5.4 - Graphs of Trigonometric Functions with Horizontal...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 51ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 52ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 53ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 54ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 55ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 56ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 57ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 58ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 59ECh. 5.4 - Prob. 60ECh. 5.4 - Lighthouse The beam from a lighthouse completes...Ch. 5.4 - Length of a Shadow On a day when the sun passes...Ch. 5.4 - PROVE: Periodic Functions (a) Prove that if f is...Ch. 5.4 - Prob. 64ECh. 5.4 - PROVE: Reduction Formulas Use the graphs in Figure...Ch. 5.5 - (a) To define the inverse sine function, we...Ch. 5.5 - The cancellation property sin1(sin x) = x is valid...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 3ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 4ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 5ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 6ECh. 5.5 - Evaluating Inverse Trigonometric Functions Find...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 8ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 9ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 10ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 11ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 12ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 13ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 14ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 15ECh. 5.5 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions with a Calculator...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 17ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 18ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 19ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 20ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 21ECh. 5.5 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions with a Calculator...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 23ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 24ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 25ECh. 5.5 - Simplifying Expressions Involving Trigonometric...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 27ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 28ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 29ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 30ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 31ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 32ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 33ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 34ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 35ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 36ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 37ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 38ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 39ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 40ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 41ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 42ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 43ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 44ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 45ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 46ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 47ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 48ECh. 5.5 - Prob. 49ECh. 5.5 - PROVE: Identities Involving Inverse Trigonometric...Ch. 5.5 - Prob. 51ECh. 5.6 - For an object in simple harmonic motion with...Ch. 5.6 - For an object in damped harmonic motion with...Ch. 5.6 - (a) For an object in harmonic motion modeled by y...Ch. 5.6 - Objects A and B are in harmonic motion modeled by...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 5ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 6ECh. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion The given function models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion The given function models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion The given function models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion The given function models...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 11ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 12ECh. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion Find a function that models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion Find a function that models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion Find a function that models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion Find a function that models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion Find a function that models...Ch. 5.6 - Simple Harmonic Motion Find a function that models...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 19ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 20ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 21ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 22ECh. 5.6 - Damped Harmonic Motion An initial amplitude k,...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 24ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 25ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 26ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 27ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 28ECh. 5.6 - Amplitude, Period, Phase, and Horizontal Shift For...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 30ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 31ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 32ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 33ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 34ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 35ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 36ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 37ECh. 5.6 - Prob. 38ECh. 5.6 - A Bobbing Cork A cork floating in a lake is...Ch. 5.6 - FM Radio Signals The carrier wave for an FM radio...Ch. 5.6 - Blood Pressure Each time your heart beats, your...Ch. 5.6 - Predator Population Model In a predator/prey...Ch. 5.6 - Mass-Spring System A mass attached to a spring is...Ch. 5.6 - Tides The graph shows the variation of the water...Ch. 5.6 - Tides The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia has the...Ch. 5.6 - Mass-Spring System A mass suspended from a spring...Ch. 5.6 - Mass-Spring System A mass is suspended on a...Ch. 5.6 - Prob. 48ECh. 5.6 - Ferris Wheel A Ferris wheel has a radius of 10 m,...Ch. 5.6 - Cock Pendulum The pendulum in a grandfather clock...Ch. 5.6 - Variable Stars The variable star Zeta Gemini has a...Ch. 5.6 - Variable Stars Astronomers believe that the radius...Ch. 5.6 - Biological Clocks Circadian rhythms are biological...Ch. 5.6 - Electric Generator The armature in an electric...Ch. 5.6 - Electric Generator The graph shows an oscilloscope...Ch. 5.6 - Doppler Effect When a car with its horn blowing...Ch. 5.6 - Motion of a Building A strong gust of wind strikes...Ch. 5.6 - Shock Absorber When a car hits a certain bump on...Ch. 5.6 - Tuning Fork A tuning fork is struck and oscillates...Ch. 5.6 - Guitar String A guitar string is pulled at point P...Ch. 5.6 - Two Fans Electric fans A and B have radius 1 ft...Ch. 5.6 - Alternating Current Alternating current is...Ch. 5.6 - DISCUSS: Phases of Sine The phase of a sine curve...Ch. 5.6 - DISCUSS: Phases of the Moon During the course of a...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 2RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 3RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 4RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 5RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 6RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 7RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 8RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 9RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 10RCCCh. 5 - (a) What is simple harmonic motion? (b) What is...Ch. 5 - Prob. 12RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 13RCCCh. 5 - Prob. 1RECh. 5 - Prob. 2RECh. 5 - Reference Number and Terminal Point A real number...Ch. 5 - Prob. 4RECh. 5 - Prob. 5RECh. 5 - Prob. 6RECh. 5 - Prob. 7RECh. 5 - Prob. 8RECh. 5 - Prob. 9RECh. 5 - Prob. 10RECh. 5 - Prob. 11RECh. 5 - Prob. 12RECh. 5 - Prob. 13RECh. 5 - Prob. 14RECh. 5 - Prob. 15RECh. 5 - Prob. 16RECh. 5 - Prob. 17RECh. 5 - Prob. 18RECh. 5 - Prob. 19RECh. 5 - Prob. 20RECh. 5 - Prob. 21RECh. 5 - Prob. 22RECh. 5 - Prob. 23RECh. 5 - Prob. 24RECh. 5 - Prob. 25RECh. 5 - Prob. 26RECh. 5 - Prob. 27RECh. 5 - Prob. 28RECh. 5 - Horizontal Shifts A trigonometric function is...Ch. 5 - Prob. 30RECh. 5 - Prob. 31RECh. 5 - Prob. 32RECh. 5 - Prob. 33RECh. 5 - Prob. 34RECh. 5 - Prob. 35RECh. 5 - Prob. 36RECh. 5 - Prob. 37RECh. 5 - Prob. 38RECh. 5 - Prob. 39RECh. 5 - Prob. 40RECh. 5 - Prob. 41RECh. 5 - Prob. 42RECh. 5 - Prob. 43RECh. 5 - Prob. 44RECh. 5 - Prob. 45RECh. 5 - Prob. 46RECh. 5 - Prob. 47RECh. 5 - Prob. 48RECh. 5 - Prob. 49RECh. 5 - Prob. 50RECh. 5 - Prob. 51RECh. 5 - Prob. 52RECh. 5 - Prob. 53RECh. 5 - Prob. 54RECh. 5 - Prob. 55RECh. 5 - Phase and Phase Difference A pair of sine curves...Ch. 5 - Prob. 57RECh. 5 - Prob. 58RECh. 5 - Prob. 59RECh. 5 - Even and Odd Functions A function is given. (a)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 61RECh. 5 - Prob. 62RECh. 5 - Prob. 63RECh. 5 - Prob. 64RECh. 5 - Prob. 65RECh. 5 - Prob. 66RECh. 5 - Prob. 67RECh. 5 - Prob. 68RECh. 5 - Prob. 69RECh. 5 - Prob. 70RECh. 5 - Prob. 71RECh. 5 - Simple Harmonic Motion A point P moving in simple...Ch. 5 - Prob. 73RECh. 5 - Damped Harmonic Motion The top floor of a building...Ch. 5 - Prob. 1TCh. 5 - The point P in the figure at the left has...Ch. 5 - Prob. 3TCh. 5 - Express tan t in terms of sin t, if the terminal...Ch. 5 - If cost=817 and if the terminal point determined...Ch. 5 - Prob. 6TCh. 5 - Prob. 7TCh. 5 - Prob. 8TCh. 5 - Prob. 9TCh. 5 - Prob. 10TCh. 5 - The graph shown at left is one period of a...Ch. 5 - The sine curves y1=30sin(6t2) and y2=30sin(6t3)...Ch. 5 - Prob. 13TCh. 5 - A mass suspended from a spring oscillates in...Ch. 5 - An object is moving up and down in damped harmonic...
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