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Ch. 2 - Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions; Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Blitzer - Trigonometry 3rd Edition
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Capitolo 2, Problema 26

Use each graph to obtain the graph of the corresponding reciprocal function, cosecant or secant. Give the equation of the function for the graph that you obtain.


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Identify the original trigonometric function from the given graph. It will be either sine or cosine, as their reciprocal functions are cosecant and secant respectively.
Recall that the reciprocal function of sine is cosecant, defined as \(\csc x = \frac{1}{\sin x}\), and the reciprocal function of cosine is secant, defined as \(\sec x = \frac{1}{\cos x}\).
Analyze the original graph to find where the function crosses the x-axis (zeros). These points correspond to vertical asymptotes in the reciprocal function's graph because division by zero is undefined.
Sketch the reciprocal function by plotting the reciprocal values of the original function's points, noting that the reciprocal function will have vertical asymptotes where the original function is zero, and will approach zero where the original function has large magnitude.
Write the equation of the reciprocal function based on the original function identified: if the original is \(y = \sin x\), then the reciprocal is \(y = \csc x\); if the original is \(y = \cos x\), then the reciprocal is \(y = \sec x\).

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