Trigonometry Examples

Find the Domain y=1/(2-csc(x))
Step 1
Set the denominator in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
Step 2
Solve for .
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Step 2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 2.2.2.1
Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.
Step 2.2.2.2
Divide by .
Step 2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 2.3
Take the inverse cosecant of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the cosecant.
Step 2.4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 2.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 2.5
The cosecant function is positive in the first and second quadrants. To find the second solution, subtract the reference angle from to find the solution in the second quadrant.
Step 2.6
Simplify .
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Step 2.6.1
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 2.6.2
Combine fractions.
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Step 2.6.2.1
Combine and .
Step 2.6.2.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 2.6.3
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 2.6.3.1
Move to the left of .
Step 2.6.3.2
Subtract from .
Step 2.7
Find the period of .
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Step 2.7.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 2.7.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 2.7.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 2.7.4
Divide by .
Step 2.8
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
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Step 3
Set the argument in equal to to find where the expression is undefined.
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Step 4
The domain is all values of that make the expression defined.
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Step 5