Misc. Trig
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Watertown Trivia!
100

Verify the following:

(tanx+cotx)/(cscxsecx)=1

What is...

(sinx/cscx+cosx/sinx)/1/sinxcosx

=(sin2x+cos2x)/cosxsinx/1/cosxsinx

=(sin2x+cos2x)/1

=1?

100

(sin2x+cos2x)/(1+tan2x)=1-sin2x

What is...

(sin2x+cos2x)/(1+tan2x)

= 1/sec2x

= cos2x

=1-sin2x?

100

5 tan x + 3 = 0

5 tan x + 3 = 0

tan x = -3/5

x = -0.540

100

The Watertown Middle School principal

Who is Joel Giacobozzi?

200

Solve the equation:

cosxsinxtanxcotxsecxcscx=?

What is...

cosx*sinx*sinx/cosx*cosx/sinx*1/cosx*1/sinx

= 1*1

= 1?

200

cscx-sinx=cos2x/sinx

What is...

cscx-sinx

= 1/sinx-sin2x/sinx

= (1-sin2x)/sinx

= cos2x/sinx?

200

4 sec2x = 0

4 sec2x = 0

4(tan2x + 1) = 0

tan2x = -1

tan x = √-1

UNDEFINED! no solutions

200

The 2025 Watertown High School musical

What is Anything Goes?

300

Solve the equation:

(sinxcosx+cosx*√(1-cos2x))/cotx=?

What is...

cosx(sinx+sinx)/cosx/sinx

= 2sinx/sinx

=2?

300

(1-tanx)/(1+tanx)+(1+tanx)/(1-tanx)=2secx/(cosx-sinx)

What is...

(1-tanx)/(1+tanx)+(1+tanx)/(1-tanx)

= ((1-2tanx+tan2x)+(1+2tanx+tan2x))/(1+tanx)(1-tanx)

= (2+2tan2x)/(1-tan2x)

= 2(1+tan2x)/(1-tan2x)

= 2sec2x/(cosx-sinx)/cosx

= 2/cos2x/(cosx-sinx)/cosx

= 2/cosx/(cosx-sinx)

= 2secx/(cosx-sinx)?

300

sin 5x + sin 9x = 2

sin 5x + sin 9x = 2

2sin(7x)cos(7x) = 2

sin(7x) = 1      cos(7x) = 2

x = 0.224      x = no real solutions


300
How many schools does Watertown have? Name them!

What is 6?

- Early Steps Preschool

- Cunniff Elementary School

- Hosmer Elementary School

- J.R. Lowell Elementary School

- Watertown Middle School

- Watertown High School

400

Can you verify the equation? If so verify!

sin(8x)=8sinxcosx(cos2x-8sin2xcos4x-sin2x+8sin4xcos2x)

What is....

sin(8x)=2sin4xcos4x

=2(2sin2xcos2x)(cos22x-sin22x)

= 2(2(2sinxcosx)(cos2x-sin2x)(1-sin22x)

= 8sinxcosx(cos2x-sin2x)(1-2sin22x)

= (8sinxcos3x-8sin3xcosx)(1-2(2sinxcosx)(2sinxcosx)

= (8sinxcos3x-8sin3xcosx)(1-8sin2xcos2x)

= 8sinxcos3x-64sin3xcos5x-8sin3xcosx+64sin5xcos3x

= 8sinxcosx(cos2x-8sin2xcos4x-sin2x+8sin4xcos2x)?

400

(1-cos2x)/(1-sin2x)*(csc2x-1)=1

What is...

(1-cos2x)/(1-sin2x)*(csc2x-1)

= (sin2x+cos2x-cos2x)/(sin2x+cos2x-sin2x)*(csc2x-1)

= sin2x/cos2x*cot2x

= tan2x*1/tan2x

=1


400

1/2(cos(4x-7x)-cos(4x+7x)) = 1

1/2(cos(4x-7x)-cos(4x+7x)) = 1

cos (-3x) - cos(11x) = 0.5

-2sin(4x)sin(-7x)

-2sin(4x) = 0.5       sin (-7x) = 0.5

x = 0.063                 x=0.036


400

How many athletic teams does Watertown High School have?

What is 26?

500

Can you verify the equation? If so verify!

tan2xcotx/secx=(cos2x+sin2x)/cotx

What is...

CANNOT VERIFY!?

500

(cos x + cos 3x)/(sin x + sin 3x) = csc 2x - tan x

What is...

(cos x + cos 3x)/(sin x + sin 3x)

= (2 cos(2x)cos(-x))/(2sin(2x)cos(-x))

= (2 cos 2x)/(2 sin 2x)

= (1-2sin2x)/(2sinxcosx)

= 1/(2sinxcosx) - (2sin2x)/(2sinxcosx)

= 1/sin2x - sinx/cosx

= csc 2x - tan x

500

sin (3x/2) = 3


sin (3x/2) = 3

√((1-cos 3x)/2) = 3

(1 - cos 3x)/2 = 9

1-cos 3x = 18

-cos 3x = 17

x = no real solutions

500

How much is "the-state-of-the-art" new Watertown High School?

What is $220 million?