Exercises from chapter II — Circular functions
Response graphs show a complete period; the dashed curve, when it appears, is the “reference” function ($\operatorname{sen} x$ or $\cos x$). To check your graph, also use $a + b\operatorname{sen}(cx + d)$ explorer.
Sine function
In exercises 23 to 42, determine the period and the image and plot the graph of a complete period of the given function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$.
$f(x) = -\operatorname{sen} x$.
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We build a table in three steps: 1st) we assign values to $x$; 2nd) we associate the value of $\operatorname{sen} x$ to each $x$; 3rd) we multiply $\operatorname{sen} x$ by $-1$.
| $x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\operatorname{sen} x$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $y$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ |
With this table we obtain 5 points of the graph, which is the symmetric of the sinusoid in relation to the $x$ axis. It is immediate that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = 2 \cdot \operatorname{sen} x$.
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Same three steps, now multiplying $\operatorname{sen} x$ by 2:
| $x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\operatorname{sen} x$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $y$ | $0$ | $2$ | $0$ | $-2$ | $0$ |
For each $x$, the ordinate is twice the ordinate of the sinusoid. It is immediate that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-2, 2]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = -2 \cdot \operatorname{sen} x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-2, 2]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = |\operatorname{sen} x|$.
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For a real number $a$: if $a \ge 0$, $|a| = a$; if $a < 0$, $|a| = -a$. Applying the definition:
- $\operatorname{sen} x \ge 0 \Rightarrow |\operatorname{sen} x| = \operatorname{sen} x$: in these sections the graphs of $y = |\operatorname{sen} x|$ and $y = \operatorname{sen} x$ coincide;
- $\operatorname{sen} x < 0 \Rightarrow |\operatorname{sen} x| = -\operatorname{sen} x$: in these sections the graphs are symmetric in relation to the $x$ axis.
It is immediate that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [0, 1]$ and $p(f) = \pi$.
$f(x) = |3 \cdot \operatorname{sen} x|$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [0, 3]$ e $p(f) = \pi$.
$f(x) = \operatorname{sen} 2x$.
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Table in three steps: 1st) we assign values to $t = 2x$; 2nd) we associate the value $\operatorname{sen} 2x$ with each $2x$; 3rd) we calculate $x = \frac{t}{2}$.
| $t = 2x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $y = \operatorname{sen} t$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{4}$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\frac{3\pi}{4}$ | $\pi$ |
For each $x$, the ordinate is the sine of double of $x$. For $\operatorname{sen} t$ to complete a period, $t = 2x$ must go through $[0, 2\pi]$, that is, $x$ must go through $[0, \pi]$. So $p(f) = \pi - 0 = \pi$, and $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$.
$f(x) = \operatorname{sen}\dfrac{x}{2}$.
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We do $t = \frac{x}{2}$, that is, $x = 2t$:
| $t = \frac{x}{2}$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $y = \operatorname{sen} t$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $x$ | $0$ | $\pi$ | $2\pi$ | $3\pi$ | $4\pi$ |
It is immediate that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ and $p(f) = 4\pi$.
$f(x) = \operatorname{sen} 3x$.
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With $t = 3x$, that is, $x = \frac{t}{3}$:
| $t = 3x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $y$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{6}$ | $\frac{\pi}{3}$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\frac{2\pi}{3}$ |
It is immediate that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ and $p(f) = \dfrac{2\pi}{3}$.
$f(x) = -\operatorname{sen}\dfrac{x}{3}$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ e $p(f) = 6\pi$.
$f(x) = 3 \cdot \operatorname{sen} 4x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-3, 3]$ e $p(f) = \dfrac{\pi}{2}$.
$f(x) = 1 + \operatorname{sen} x$.
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| $x$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $\operatorname{sen} x$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $y$ | $1$ | $2$ | $1$ | $0$ | $1$ |
For each $x$, the ordinate is the sine of $x$ plus one unit. If each sine undergoes an increase of 1, the sinusoid undergoes a translation of one unit upwards. It is immediate that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = [0, 2]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = -2 + \operatorname{sen} x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-3, -1]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = 1 + 2 \cdot \operatorname{sen} x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 3]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = 2 - \operatorname{sen} x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [1, 3]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = -1 + \operatorname{sen} 2x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-2, 0]$ e $p(f) = \pi$.
$f(x) = 1 + 3 \cdot \operatorname{sen}\dfrac{x}{2}$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-2, 4]$ e $p(f) = 4\pi$.
$f(x) = \operatorname{sen}\left(x - \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$.
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With $t = x - \frac{\pi}{4}$, that is, $x = t + \frac{\pi}{4}$:
| $t = x - \frac{\pi}{4}$ | $0$ | $\frac{\pi}{2}$ | $\pi$ | $\frac{3\pi}{2}$ | $2\pi$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $y$ | $0$ | $1$ | $0$ | $-1$ | $0$ |
| $x$ | $\frac{\pi}{4}$ | $\frac{3\pi}{4}$ | $\frac{5\pi}{4}$ | $\frac{7\pi}{4}$ | $\frac{9\pi}{4}$ |
For $\operatorname{sen} t$ to complete a period, $t$ must go through $[0, 2\pi]$, that is, $x$ must go through $\left[\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{9\pi}{4}\right]$. Then
$$p(f) = \frac{9\pi}{4} - \frac{\pi}{4} = 2\pi \qquad\text{e}\qquad \operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1].$$The graph is the sinusoid shifted from $\frac{\pi}{4}$ to the right.
$f(x) = \operatorname{sen}\left(x + \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$; a period goes from $-\frac{\pi}{3}$ to $\frac{5\pi}{3}$.
$f(x) = \operatorname{sen}\left(2x - \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ and $p(f) = \pi$; a period goes from $\frac{\pi}{6}$ to $\frac{7\pi}{6}$.
$f(x) = 1 + 2 \cdot \operatorname{sen}\left(\dfrac{x}{2} - \dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 3]$ and $p(f) = 4\pi$; a period goes from $\frac{\pi}{3}$ to $\frac{13\pi}{3}$.
Since $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$ are real and positive numbers, determine the image and period of the function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ given by $f(x) = a + b \cdot \operatorname{sen}(cx + d)$.
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Let’s do $cx + d = t$. When $x$ goes through $\mathbb{R}$, $t$ also goes through $\mathbb{R}$ (the affine function $t = cx + d$ is surjective). As a result, $\operatorname{sen} t$ traverses the range $[-1, 1]$, $b \cdot \operatorname{sen} t$ traverses $[-b, b]$, and $y = a + b \cdot \operatorname{sen} t$ traverses $[a - b, a + b]$, which is the image of $f$.
For $f$ to complete a period, $t$ must range from $0$ to $2\pi$:
$$t = 0 \;\Rightarrow\; cx + d = 0 \;\Rightarrow\; x = -\frac{d}{c} \qquad\qquad t = 2\pi \;\Rightarrow\; cx + d = 2\pi \;\Rightarrow\; x = \frac{2\pi}{c} - \frac{d}{c}$$therefore
$$p = \Delta x = \left(\frac{2\pi}{c} - \frac{d}{c}\right) - \left(-\frac{d}{c}\right) = \frac{2\pi}{c}.$$Construct a one-period graph of the function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x) = 1 - 2 \cdot \operatorname{sen}\left(2x - \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 3]$ and $p(f) = \pi$; a period goes from $\frac{\pi}{6}$ to $\frac{7\pi}{6}$.
For what values of $m$ is there $x$ such as $\operatorname{sen} x = 2m - 5$?
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To exist $x$ satisfying equality, we must have
$$-1 \le 2m - 5 \le 1 \iff 4 \le 2m \le 6 \iff 2 \le m \le 3.$$In each case, for what values of $m$ is there $x$ satisfying the equality? a) $\operatorname{sen} x = 2 - 5m$; b) $\operatorname{sen} x = \dfrac{m - 1}{m - 2}$.
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a) $\dfrac{1}{5} \le m \le \dfrac{3}{5}$ · b) $m \le \dfrac{3}{2}$
Cosine function
In exercises 47 to 56, determine the period and the image and plot the graph of a complete period of the given function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$.
$f(x) = -\cos x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = 2 \cdot \cos x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-2, 2]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = -3 \cdot \cos x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-3, 3]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = |\cos x|$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [0, 1]$ e $p(f) = \pi$.
$f(x) = \cos 2x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ e $p(f) = \pi$.
$f(x) = \cos\dfrac{x}{2}$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ e $p(f) = 4\pi$.
$f(x) = 1 + \cos x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [0, 2]$ e $p(f) = 2\pi$.
$f(x) = 1 + 2 \cdot \cos 3x$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 3]$ e $p(f) = \dfrac{2\pi}{3}$.
$f(x) = \cos\left(x - \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-1, 1]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$; a period goes from $\frac{\pi}{4}$ to $\frac{9\pi}{4}$.
$f(x) = 2 \cdot \cos\left(x - \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-2, 2]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$; a period goes from $\frac{\pi}{3}$ to $\frac{7\pi}{3}$.
Determine the image and period of the function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ given by $f(x) = -1 + 2 \cdot \cos\left(3x - \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$.
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$\operatorname{Im}(f) = [-3, 1]$ and $p(f) = \dfrac{2\pi}{3}$; a period goes from $\frac{\pi}{12}$ to $\frac{3\pi}{4}$.
For what values of $t$ is there $x$ satisfying the equality $\cos x = \dfrac{t + 2}{2t - 1}$?
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$t \le -\dfrac{1}{3}$ or $t \ge 3$
Determine the sign of the expression $y = \operatorname{sen} 107^\circ + \cos 107^\circ$.
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Examining the cycle, we notice that $|\operatorname{sen} 135^\circ| = |\cos 135^\circ|$ and that
$$90^\circ < x < 135^\circ \;\Longrightarrow\; |\operatorname{sen} x| > |\cos x|,$$because in this arc the point $P$ is further from the $u$ axis than the $v$ axis.
As $\operatorname{sen} 107^\circ > 0$, $\cos 107^\circ < 0$ and $|\operatorname{sen} 107^\circ| > |\cos 107^\circ|$, it follows
$$\operatorname{sen} 107^\circ + \cos 107^\circ > 0.$$What is the sign of each of the expressions?
$$y_1 = \operatorname{sen} 45^\circ + \cos 45^\circ \qquad y_2 = \operatorname{sen} 225^\circ + \cos 225^\circ \qquad y_3 = \operatorname{sen}\frac{7\pi}{4} + \cos\frac{7\pi}{4} \qquad y_4 = \operatorname{sen} 300^\circ + \cos 300^\circ$$Ver resposta
$y_1 > 0$, $y_2 < 0$, $y_3 = 0$, $y_4 < 0$
Sketch the graph of the function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ such that $f(x) = \operatorname{sen} x + \cos x$.
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For each $x$, this function associates a $y$ which is the sum of the sine with the cosine of $x$. We place the sinusoid and cosineoid in the same diagram and, for each $x$, we add the ordinates of the points found on each curve.
We will see later that $\operatorname{Im}(f) = \left[-\sqrt{2}, \sqrt{2}\right]$ and $p(f) = 2\pi$.
Sketch a one-period graph of the function $f\colon \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}$ given by $f(x) = \cos x - \operatorname{sen} x$.
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Prove that if $0 < x < \dfrac{\pi}{2}$, then $\operatorname{sen} x + \cos x > 1$. Suggestion: use the trigonometric cycle.
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Let $P$ be the image of $x$, inside the arc $\overset{\frown}{AB}$, and let $P_1$ and $P_2$ be its projections on the axes: $OP_2 = \cos x$ and $P_2P = OP_1 = \operatorname{sen} x$, both positive. In the triangle $OP_2P$ (rectangle in $P_2$), the triangular inequality gives
$$OP < OP_2 + P_2P \quad\Longrightarrow\quad 1 < \cos x + \operatorname{sen} x.$$The inequality is strict because $O$, $P_2$, and $P$ are not aligned when $0 < x < \frac{\pi}{2}$.
Tangent function
What is the domain of the real function $f$ such that $f(x) = \operatorname{tg} 2x$?
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Let’s do $2x = t$. There is $\operatorname{tg} t$ if and only if $t \ne \frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi$ ($k \in \mathbb{Z}$). Then
$$2x \ne \frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi \;\Longrightarrow\; x \ne \frac{\pi}{4} + k\,\frac{\pi}{2} \qquad\text{e}\qquad D(f) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \;\middle|\; x \ne \frac{\pi}{4} + k\,\frac{\pi}{2},\ k \in \mathbb{Z}\right\}.$$What is the domain of real functions: a) $f(x) = \operatorname{tg} 3x$; b) $g(x) = \operatorname{tg}\left(2x - \dfrac{\pi}{3}\right)$?
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a) $D(f) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \ne \dfrac{\pi}{6} + k\,\dfrac{\pi}{3},\ k \in \mathbb{Z}\right\}$ · b) $D(g) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \ne \dfrac{5\pi}{12} + \dfrac{k\pi}{2},\ k \in \mathbb{Z}\right\}$
What is the sign of each of the expressions?
$$y_1 = \operatorname{tg} 269^\circ + \operatorname{sen} 178^\circ \qquad\qquad y_2 = \operatorname{tg}\frac{12\pi}{7} \cdot \left(\operatorname{sen}\frac{5\pi}{11} + \cos\frac{23\pi}{12}\right)$$Ver resposta
$y_1 > 0$ e $y_2 < 0$
For what values of $\alpha$ is there $x$ such as $\operatorname{tg} x = \sqrt{\alpha^2 - 5\alpha + 4}$?
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$\alpha \le 1$ or $\alpha \ge 4$
Sketch the graph and give the domain and period of the real function $f(x) = \operatorname{tg}\left(x - \dfrac{\pi}{4}\right)$.
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Let’s do $x - \frac{\pi}{4} = t$. We have:
$$\exists\, \operatorname{tg} t \;\Rightarrow\; t \ne \frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi \;\Rightarrow\; x - \frac{\pi}{4} \ne \frac{\pi}{2} + k\pi, \qquad\text{então}\qquad D(f) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \;\middle|\; x \ne \frac{3\pi}{4} + k\pi,\ k \in \mathbb{Z}\right\}.$$For $\operatorname{tg} t$ to describe a complete period we must have
$$-\frac{\pi}{2} < t < \frac{\pi}{2} \iff -\frac{\pi}{2} < x - \frac{\pi}{4} < \frac{\pi}{2} \iff -\frac{\pi}{4} < x < \frac{3\pi}{4},$$then $p(f) = \dfrac{3\pi}{4} - \left(-\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right) = \pi$.
As the function associates the value $\operatorname{tg}\left(x - \frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ to each $x$, the graph is (by analogy with the functions already seen) the tangentoid shifted from $\frac{\pi}{4}$ to the right.
Sketch the graph and give the domain and period of the real function $f(x) = \operatorname{tg}\left(2x + \dfrac{\pi}{6}\right)$.
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$D(f) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \;\middle|\; x \ne \dfrac{\pi}{6} + \dfrac{k\pi}{2},\ k \in \mathbb{Z}\right\}$ and $p(f) = \dfrac{\pi}{2}$; a branch goes from $-\frac{\pi}{3}$ to $\frac{\pi}{6}$ and cuts the $x$ axis at $-\frac{\pi}{12}$.
Cotangent, secant and cosecant
Determine domain and period of real functions
$$f(x) = \operatorname{cotg}\left(x - \frac{\pi}{3}\right), \qquad g(x) = \sec 2x, \qquad h(x) = \operatorname{cossec}\left(x + \frac{\pi}{4}\right).$$Ver resposta
$D(f) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \ne \dfrac{\pi}{3} + k\pi\right\}$, $D(g) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \ne \dfrac{\pi}{4} + \dfrac{k\pi}{2}\right\}$, $D(h) = \left\{x \in \mathbb{R} \mid x \ne -\dfrac{\pi}{4} + k\pi\right\}$ ($k \in \mathbb{Z}$); $p(f) = \pi$, $p(g) = \pi$, $p(h) = 2\pi$
In each case, determine the set to which $m$ must belong for there to be $x$ satisfying the equality:
a) $\operatorname{cotg} x = \sqrt{2 - m}$; b) $\sec x = 3m - 2$; c) $\operatorname{cossec} x = \dfrac{2m - 1}{1 - 3m}$.
Ver resposta
a) $m \le 2$ · b) $m \le \dfrac{1}{3}$ or $m \ge 1$ · c) $0 \le m < \dfrac{1}{3}$ or $\dfrac{1}{3} < m \le \dfrac{2}{5}$
Determine the sign of expressions
$$y_1 = \cos 91^\circ + \operatorname{cossec} 91^\circ \qquad y_2 = \operatorname{sen} 107^\circ + \sec 107^\circ \qquad y_3 = \sec\frac{9\pi}{8} \cdot \left(\operatorname{tg}\frac{7\pi}{6} + \operatorname{cotg}\frac{\pi}{7}\right)$$Ver resposta
$y_1 > 0$, $y_2 < 0$, $y_3 < 0$