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- FUNCTIONS, CURVES AND INVERSES
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- To be even moderately successful in Calculus III you must know the basic
- graphs of many functions. This means not only recognizing functions
- when you see their graphs, but also being able to sketch the graph when
- given the function y = f(x).
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- In addition to the graphs of
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- lines : y = mx + b,
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- parabolas : (y - h) = 4p(x - k)² and (x - k) = 4p(y - h)², and
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- circles : (x - x )² + (y - y )² = r²,
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- you should also know the graphs of functions such as y = ± 1/x, y = exp x,
- y = ln x, y = sin x, and y = cos x.
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- You must also know the following results :
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- Related Angle Theorem
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- Part 1 : The related angle of a given angle Θ is the positive acute
- angle between the x axis and the terminal side of Θ.
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- Part 2: Any trigonometric function of an angle is numerically equal
- to the same function of its related angle. The proper sign,
- + or -, is determined by the quadrant in which the given
- angle lies.
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- QI : All trig functions are positive.
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- QII : sine is positive (so is cosecant).
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- QIII : tangent is positive (so is cotangent).
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- QIV : cosine is positive (so is secant).
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- This sketch is a memory device to │
- S │ A
- help you remember what trig functions │
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- are positive in which quadrants. │
- T │ C
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- Reading counterclockwise, beginning in the first quadrant, it spells ASTC.
- The mnemonic I use is "All Students Take Calculus".
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- Inverse Functions
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- Theorem : If the domain of f is an interval, and if f is either an
- increasing function or a decreasing function on that
- interval, then f has an inverse.
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- Inverse Trig Functions
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- Θ = arccos x if O ≤ Θ ≤ π
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- Θ = arcsin x if -π/2 ≤ Θ ≤ π/2
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- Θ = arctan x if -π/2 < Θ < π/2
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