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C2 Trigonometric Equations.

Mackiemcmasher

Just wanted to know if you have sin3x and then divide by cos 3x do you then get tanx or tan3x?

Reply 1

Kevin De Bruyne

Original post by Mackiemcmasher

Just wanted to know if you have sin3x and then divide by cos 3x do you then get tanx or tan3x?

tan3x.

You can think of them in terms of something like 'a' if you want. Then sina/cosa = tana, and just substitute in a=3x or x or whatever you want.

Reply 2

Mackiemcmasher

Original post by SeanFM

tan3x.

You can think of them in terms of something like 'a' if you want. Then sina/cosa = tana, and just substitute in a=3x or x or whatever you want.