7.4 Secant Cosecant Graphs HW

Front

What is the equation for the graph that has a vertical stretch of 2 and is a secant function?

Back

y=2sec(x)

Front

Which function represents the square of the secant function?

Back

sec^2(x)

Front

What is the inverse function of cosine?

Back

secant (sec)

Front

What effect does a negative amplitude have on a graph?

Back

A reflection across the X axis.

Front

What is an asymptote for the secant function?

Back

x = 3π / 2

Front

Define secant (sec).

Back

Secant is the reciprocal of cosine, defined as sec(x) = 1/cos(x).

Front

Define cosecant (csc).

Back

Cosecant is the reciprocal of sine, defined as csc(x) = 1/sin(x).

Front

What is the period of the secant function?

Back

The period of sec(x) is 2π.

Front

What is the domain of the secant function?

Back

The domain of sec(x) is all real numbers except x = (2n+1)π/2, where n is an integer.

Front

What is the range of the secant function?

Back

The range of sec(x) is (-∞, -1] ∪ [1, ∞).