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Trig Paper
Trig Paper
1. quadratic formula is used again to solve the quadratic equation. In this sit
uation, you would substitute the A, B, and C values of the equation into the for
mula and solve the formula for the two answers.
1. radiant - In trigonometry, radiants are used to determine distances in ang
ular measure away from two polar coordinates. If you have point A and point B, y
ou can find out that Point B is 40 degrees clockwise of point A’s position.
1. phasor/phasor algebra - is a special term for trigonometric function use.
Phasor algebra consists of two components, magnitude and angle. This can be us
ed for graphing trig functions.
1. complex numbers - Also known as imaginary numbers. These numbers do not ex
ist and are expressed with the expression A+Bi. i is obtained by finding the squ
are root of -1. This is useful in trying to solve problems, and you can keep fin
ding square roots until the problem fits and you can mathematically solve it.
1. exponential equations - This equation has two or three asymptotes, and the
x and y values vary more and more as the graph goes on. These equations have be
en used in recent years to describe our population growth and our waste output g
rowth.
1. logarithmic equations - an example of this would be: where what is basical
ly being said is that 2 to the third power is 8. This is another equation dealin
g with exponents and new things called bases. Though not as common as the other
types of equations, these are found in slightly more complex environments.
1. law of sines - , this can be very useful when you are given only parts
of a non-right triangle. If you are given some of the information, you can use l
aw of sines as a type of shortcut to find an answer. Again, for architects and c
onstruction, this kind of knowledge about triangles is very important and I imag
ine it would help quite a bit in trying to attain a job in that field.
1. law of cosines - , much like the law of sines, this is a special too
l that allows you to plug in information as it comes in and find an answer quick
er or more efficiently. If you were only given a and c, you would simply move ar
ound the variables and use the equation so that you could solve for b.