GRE Trigonometric Applications

Essential trigonometry concepts and applications in coordinate geometry, including special angles and identities specific to GRE questions

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intermediate
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54
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Flashcards (54)

#Front (Term / Question)Back (Definition / Answer)ExampleMultiple-Choice Options
1What is the cosine of 120 degrees?The cosine of 120 degrees is -1/2.
2What is the cosine of 60 degrees?The cosine of 60 degrees is 0.5.
3What is the sine of 120 degrees?The sine of 120 degrees is √3/2.
4What is the value of cos(360 degrees)?The value of cos(360 degrees) is 1.
5What is the formula for converting radians to degrees?Degrees = Radians × (180/π).
6What is the amplitude of the tangent function?The tangent function does not have an amplitude.
7What is the cosine of 0 degrees?The cosine of 0 degrees is 1.
8What is the value of tan(45 degrees)?The value of tan(45 degrees) is 1.
9What is the sine of 90 degrees?The sine of 90 degrees is 1.
10What is the sine of 210 degrees?The sine of 210 degrees is -1/2.
11What is the formula for the sine of a sum of angles?sin(a + b) = sin(a)cos(b) + cos(a)sin(b).
12What is the sine of 330 degrees?The sine of 330 degrees is -1/2.
13What is the phase shift of the function y = cos(x + π/3)?The phase shift is π/3 to the left.
14What is the law of sines?a/sin(A) = b/sin(B) = c/sin(C) for triangle ABC.
15What is the tangent of 30 degrees?The tangent of 30 degrees is 1/√3 or √3/3.
16What is the cosine of an angle in the first quadrant?The cosine is positive in the first quadrant.
17What is the period of the cosine function?The period of the cosine function is 2π.
18What is the value of cos(180 degrees)?The value of cos(180 degrees) is -1.
19What is the value of tan(90 degrees)?The value of tan(90 degrees is undefined.
20What is the cosine of an angle in a right triangle?The cosine is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse.
21What is the reference angle for 300 degrees?The reference angle for 300 degrees is 60 degrees.
22What is the cosine of an angle in terms of the unit circle?The cosine of an angle is the x-coordinate of the corresponding point on the unit circle.
23What is the cosine of 30 degrees?The cosine of 30 degrees is √3/2.
24What is the relationship between sine and cosine for complementary angles?sin(θ) = cos(90° - θ).
25What is the sine of 30 degrees?The sine of 30 degrees is 0.5.
26What is the amplitude of the cosine function?The amplitude of the cosine function is 1.
27What is the relationship between the sides of a right triangle and trigonometric ratios?sin(θ) = opposite/hypotenuse, cos(θ) = adjacent/hypotenuse, tan(θ) = opposite/adjacent.
28What is the formula for the tangent of a sum of angles?tan(a + b) = (tan(a) + tan(b)) / (1 - tan(a)tan(b)).
29What is the period of the tangent function?The period of the tangent function is π.
30What is the value of sin(360 degrees)?The value of sin(360 degrees) is 0.
31What is the value of sin(90 degrees)?The value of sin(90 degrees) is 1.
32What is the vertical shift of the function y = cos(x) - 1?The vertical shift is 1 unit down.
33What is the reference angle for 150 degrees?The reference angle for 150 degrees is 30 degrees.
34What is the vertical shift of the function y = sin(x) + 2?The vertical shift is 2 units up.
35What is the cosine of 330 degrees?The cosine of 330 degrees is √3/2.
36What is the cosine of 210 degrees?The cosine of 210 degrees is -√3/2.
37What is the cosine of an angle in the third quadrant?The cosine is negative in the third quadrant.
38What is the tangent of 60 degrees?The tangent of 60 degrees is √3.
39What is the cosine of 45 degrees?The cosine of 45 degrees is √2/2.
40What is the amplitude of the sine function?The amplitude of the sine function is 1.
41What is the Pythagorean identity involving sine and cosine?sin²(θ) + cos²(θ) = 1.
42What is the value of sin(180 degrees)?The value of sin(180 degrees) is 0.
43What is the formula for converting degrees to radians?Radians = Degrees × (π/180).
44What is the sine of an angle in a right triangle?The sine is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the hypotenuse.
45What is the sine of an angle in the second quadrant?The sine is positive in the second quadrant.
46What is the sine of an angle in terms of the unit circle?The sine of an angle is the y-coordinate of the corresponding point on the unit circle.
47What is the reference angle for 240 degrees?The reference angle for 240 degrees is 60 degrees.
48What is the tangent of an angle in a right triangle?The tangent is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the adjacent side.
49What is the phase shift of the function y = sin(x - π/2)?The phase shift is π/2 to the right.
50What is the sine of an angle in the fourth quadrant?The sine is negative in the fourth quadrant.
51What is the period of the sine function?The period of the sine function is 2π.
52What is the law of cosines?c² = a² + b² - 2ab*cos(C) for triangle ABC.
53What is the formula for the cosine of a sum of angles?cos(a + b) = cos(a)cos(b) - sin(a)sin(b).
54What is the sine of 45 degrees?The sine of 45 degrees is √2/2.