Pesky Unit Circle
Key Concepts
Factoring
Graphs
Trig Identities
100

Sin(90)

1


Remember sin is verticality and 90 degrees is the highest point on the unit circle

100

Even vs Odd Functions

even functions are symmetrical across the Y axis whereas odd functions are rotationally symmetric 180* about the origin

100

Factor x2+5x+4

(x+4)(x+1)

100

sin (x has a zero term of what number)

0

sin waves have a zero term of 0 unless manipulated by a phase shift or vertical shift or amplitude change

100

What does sin2x=?

2 · sin · cos

200

Sin(150)

1/2


even though the degree is high, the verticality of that point is still small

200

Convergent vs Divergent

A convergent function will approach a number forever and ever and will never reach with, while divergent functions approach +/- infinity

200

x2-3x+2

(x-2)(x-1)

200

Cos (x) has a 0 term of what number

1

cos waves have a zero term of 1 unless manipulated by a phase shift or vertical shift or amplitude change

200

What does the cos2x=? 

cos2x-sin2x

1-2sin2x

2cos2x-1

300

Sin(4∏/3)

-√3/2

300

What method should you use when multiplying two binomials together

FOIL

300

x2-12x-13

(x-13)(x+1)

300

what is the amplitude of this graph

y=2sin(3x/4)+5

2

the amplitude is always the value in front of the sin/cos

300

Sin(a-b)=?

sin(a)·cos(b)-cos(a)·sin(b)

remember, when its sin, the sign stays the same!

400

Sin(1495871∏)

0


The sin will always be zero if it is a whole number of ∏ and the cos will either be +/- 1

400

Does (x+y)2=x2+y2

NOOO, it equals x2+2xy+y2

400

5x2+50x+120

5(x-6)(x-4)

400

Is an upwards facing parabola convergent or divergent?

divergent, the end behavior of both ends is where x approaches infinity y approaches infinity

400

cos(A+B)=?

cos(A)·cos(B)-sin(A)·cos(B)


Remember, when its cos the sign changes

500

Sin(225)

-√2/2

500

what is sin2x+cos2x?

1

pythagorean identity!

500

24x2-6xy-9y2

3(2x+y)(4x-3y)

500

what is the right end behavior of the exponential decay graph y=0.5x

it is convergent towards 0 because it will get closer and closer but never touch the x axis

500

cos(x/2)=?

±(√(1+cosx)/2)

remember that the cos identity is positive while the sign identity goes negative

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