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3.11 The secant, cosecant, and cotangent functions

Interactive practice questions

Consider the graph of $y=\tan x$y=tanx below.

At which point will the corresponding graph of $y=\cot x$y=cotx be undefined?

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$A$A

A

$B$B

B

$C$C

C

$D$D

D

$E$E

E
Medium
1min

Consider the identity $\sec x=\frac{1}{\cos x}$secx=1cosx and the table of values below.

Medium
4min

Consider the identity $\operatorname{cosec}x=\frac{1}{\sin x}$cosecx=1sinx and the table of values below.

Medium
3min

Consider the identity $\cot x=\frac{\cos x}{\sin x}$cotx=cosxsinx and the table of values below.

Medium
5min
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3.11.A

Identify key characteristics of functions that involve quotients of the sine and cosine functions.

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