How do you find the six trigonometric functions of (-3pi)/2 degrees?

1 Answer
Aug 12, 2015

If you really* meant degrees you will need to use a calculator;
if you meant (-3pi)/2
radians**, note that (-3pi)/2 is equivalent to pi/2 and use the standard trig values.

Explanation:

Degrees
(-3pi)/2 degrees = -0.08225 degrees
from there you can use a calculator to determine (for example)
color(white)("XXXX")sin(-0.08225^o) = -0.00144
color(white)("XXXX")color(white)("XXXX")(I know of no other way to find this value)

Radians
(-3pi)/2 = pi/2
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Using the standard trigonometric ratios:
sin((-3pi)/2) = sin(pi/2) = 1color(white)("XXXX")csc((-3pi)/2) = 1/sin((-3pi)/2) = 1

cos((-3pi)/2) = cos(pi/2) = 0color(white)("XXXX")sec((-3pi)/2) = 1/cos((-3pi)/2) = "undefined"

tan((-3pi)/2) = sin(pi/2)/cos(pi/2) = "undefined"color(white)("XXXX")cot((-3pi)/2) = cos(pi/2)/sin(pi/2) = 0