# Graffing sine and cosine functions?

• Jan 8th 2011, 12:08 PM
homeylova223
Graffing sine and cosine functions?
Can anyone explain to me how to do this as I am confused?

Find the values of angle which each equation is true
1. cos= -1
The back of the book says the answer is pi+ 2pi(n)
Know I know the cos of pi which is 180 degrees is -1
But I am confused on how to get 2pi(n)
• Jan 8th 2011, 12:10 PM
homeylova223
Sorry I spelled graphing wrong
• Jan 8th 2011, 12:11 PM
snowtea
180 + 360 degrees is the same thing as 180 degrees (rotate a whole circle once)
so is 180 + 360n.
• Jan 8th 2011, 12:13 PM
pickslides
The books answer is correct $\pi\pm 2n\pi$

$\cos x =-1$ has repeated solutions given the nature of the function.

The $\pm 2n\pi$ part comes from the period of the function and where the solution repeats, do you know how to find the period?
• Jan 8th 2011, 12:26 PM
homeylova223
No I am not sure how to find the period. Can you also show me how you would do sin angle=1?
• Jan 8th 2011, 12:32 PM
pickslides
Quote:

Originally Posted by homeylova223
No I am not sure how to find the period. Can you also show me how you would do sin angle=1?

The period of $\sin bx$ and $\cos bx$ is $\frac{2\pi}{b}$

The solution for $\sin x = 1 \implies x = \frac{\pi}{2}$ Now what is the period?
• Jan 8th 2011, 12:41 PM
homeylova223
The period is 2pi. I see know because it repeat itself every 2pi I was looking at a chart from my book and your example and I just noticed that. So in order to test my understanding would sin angle=1 be pi/2+pi(n)?
• Jan 8th 2011, 06:02 PM
rtblue
Take a look at the graph of cosx. That should help you.

y=cosx