Trigonometry Examples

Find the x and y Intercepts y=-3sin(x+pi/2)
Step 1
Find the x-intercepts.
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Step 1.1
To find the x-intercept(s), substitute in for and solve for .
Step 1.2
Solve the equation.
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Step 1.2.1
Rewrite the equation as .
Step 1.2.2
Divide each term in by and simplify.
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Step 1.2.2.1
Divide each term in by .
Step 1.2.2.2
Simplify the left side.
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Step 1.2.2.2.1
Cancel the common factor of .
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Step 1.2.2.2.1.1
Cancel the common factor.
Step 1.2.2.2.1.2
Divide by .
Step 1.2.2.3
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.2.2.3.1
Divide by .
Step 1.2.3
Take the inverse sine of both sides of the equation to extract from inside the sine.
Step 1.2.4
Simplify the right side.
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Step 1.2.4.1
The exact value of is .
Step 1.2.5
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.6
The sine 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 1.2.7
Solve for .
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Step 1.2.7.1
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.7.2
Move all terms not containing to the right side of the equation.
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Step 1.2.7.2.1
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Step 1.2.7.2.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2.7.2.3
Combine and .
Step 1.2.7.2.4
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.2.7.2.5
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.2.7.2.5.1
Move to the left of .
Step 1.2.7.2.5.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.8
Find the period of .
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Step 1.2.8.1
The period of the function can be calculated using .
Step 1.2.8.2
Replace with in the formula for period.
Step 1.2.8.3
The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between and is .
Step 1.2.8.4
Divide by .
Step 1.2.9
Add to every negative angle to get positive angles.
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Step 1.2.9.1
Add to to find the positive angle.
Step 1.2.9.2
To write as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by .
Step 1.2.9.3
Combine fractions.
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Step 1.2.9.3.1
Combine and .
Step 1.2.9.3.2
Combine the numerators over the common denominator.
Step 1.2.9.4
Simplify the numerator.
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Step 1.2.9.4.1
Multiply by .
Step 1.2.9.4.2
Subtract from .
Step 1.2.9.5
List the new angles.
Step 1.2.10
The period of the function is so values will repeat every radians in both directions.
, for any integer
Step 1.2.11
Consolidate the answers.
, for any integer
, for any integer
Step 1.3
x-intercept(s) in point form.
x-intercept(s): , for any integer
x-intercept(s): , for any integer
Step 2
Find the y-intercepts.
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Step 2.1
To find the y-intercept(s), substitute in for and solve for .
Step 2.2
Solve the equation.
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Step 2.2.1
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.2
Remove parentheses.
Step 2.2.3
Simplify .
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Step 2.2.3.1
Add and .
Step 2.2.3.2
The exact value of is .
Step 2.2.3.3
Multiply by .
Step 2.3
y-intercept(s) in point form.
y-intercept(s):
y-intercept(s):
Step 3
List the intersections.
x-intercept(s): , for any integer
y-intercept(s):
Step 4