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alternate solutions sin and cos

Hey,

I am really struggling to find the alternate solutions of sin and cos . Like I get the graph and stuff but somties I don't get when we do 180 minus. Is there like a fixed way to find them?! love
Original post by EXETAHHH
Hey,

I am really struggling to find the alternate solutions of sin and cos . Like I get the graph and stuff but somties I don't get when we do 180 minus. Is there like a fixed way to find them?! love

You do 180 - when you are dealing with sine.

You do +- when you are dealing with cosine.
Reply 2
Have you tried CAST diagrams
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Original post by Anon???
Have you tried CAST diagrams

nope how would that work in terms of additional solutions.
Reply 4
Original post by RDKGames
You do 180 - when you are dealing with sine.

You do +- when you are dealing with cosine.

sorry what do you mean by plus or minus
Original post by EXETAHHH
sorry what do you mean by plus or minus

cos(x) = cos(-x)

E.g. cos(60) = 1/2 , so cos(-60)= 1/2 (which is the same as cos(300) = 1/2)

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