Precalc Final Exam Review Guide
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Powered by AITo find the area of a triangle with sides \( a \) and \( b \) and included angle \( C \), use \( \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2}ab\sin(C) \). For sides 10 and 22 and angle 10 degrees, \( \text{Area} = \frac{1}{2} \times 10 \times 22 \times \sin(10^\circ) \).
To find coterminal angles, add or subtract multiples of 360 degrees to the given angle. For 60 degrees, coterminal angles are 60 ± 360n degrees, where n is an integer. A positive coterminal angle is 420 degrees when n=1, and a negative is -300 degrees when n=-1 .
Use the Law of Cosines formula \( c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab\cos C \) to find an angle given three sides. Calculate one angle \( C \) first. Rearrange to \( \cos C = \frac{a^2 + b^2 - c^2}{2ab} \) and solve for \( C \). Then, use the calculated angle and the Law of Sines for the remaining angles .
Given an angle of elevation \( \theta \) and horizontal distance \( d \), use the tangent function, \( \tan \theta = \frac{h}{d} \), where \( h \) is the height of the building. Solve for height \( h = d \cdot \tan \theta \). For an angle of 16 degrees and distance of 2.4 miles, compute \( h = 2.4 \cdot \tan(16^\circ) \).
To convert from Cartesian to polar coordinates, calculate the radius \( r \) as \( r = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2} \) and the angle \( \theta \) as \( \theta = \tan^{-1}(\frac{y}{x}) \), adjusting \( \theta \) based on the quadrant .
To evaluate \( \cot^{-1}(3.24) \), use a calculator set in radians or degrees mode. It results in an angle whose cotangent is 3.24. This angle is one component in understanding the function's behavior and outputs .
To apply the Law of Sines when two sides and a non-included angle are provided (SSA condition), use the formula \( \frac{a}{\sin A} = \frac{b}{\sin B} = \frac{c}{\sin C} \). First, calculate an angle opposite the known side using \( \sin B = \frac{b \cdot \sin A}{a} \). Then, use the angle sum property of triangles to find the third angle, and calculate the remaining side using the Law of Sines again .
Use the double-angle formula \( \sin(2x) = 2\sin(x)\cos(x) \). Given \( \sin(x) = \frac{3}{5} \), find \( \cos(x) = \sqrt{1 - \sin^2(x)} = \frac{4}{5} \). Then, \( \sin(2x) = 2 \times \frac{3}{5} \times \frac{4}{5} = \frac{24}{25} \).
The amplitude indicates the peak value of the function's oscillation, for \( y = 3\sin(2x) \), it's 3. The period is \( \frac{2\pi}{b} \) for \( y = a\sin(bx) \), so here it is \( \frac{2\pi}{2} = \pi \), meaning one full oscillation occurs in \( \pi \) units .
A function is even if \( f(-x) = f(x) \) and odd if \( f(-x) = -f(x) \). For the cosine function, which is even, check \( f(-x) = 2.5\cos(-x) = 2.5\cos(x) = f(x) \). Thus, \( y = 2.5\cosx \) is even .