Eric Nicholas K's answer to LockB's Secondary 3 A Maths Singapore question.

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Eric Nicholas K
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Q9, Q10

There is a certain guideline and technique for solving such questions, in this manner.

1. Do whatever we can to reduce the equation to simple trigo equations of the form sin x = k, cos x = k or tan x = k where k is a number.

2. Call out the basic angle.

3. Identify the quadrants which the said angle can possibly lie in.

4. Evaluate the angles based on the basic angles and the quadrants.
LockB
LockB
3 years ago
how did cot and sec become 1/tanx and 1/cosy tho
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
3 years ago
Those are definitions by default:

cot x is defined as 1 / (tan x)
Sec x is defined as 1 / (cos x)
cosec x is defined as 1 / (sin x)
LockB
LockB
3 years ago
is there other rules that applies for this topic?
by the way are you free to do 3 questions today?