4.

6 Graphs of Other Trigonometric

Functions
• Objectives
– Understand the graph of y = tan x
– Graph variations of y = tan x
– Understand the graph of y = cot x
– Graph variations of y = cot x
– Understand the graphs of y = csc x and y = sec x
 y = tan x
• Graph the parent
graph of y = tanx
 Characteristics of y = tan x
x   ,
• Find the Vertical Asymptotes: 2 2
• Period = Difference between the asymptotes
• Intervals: period/4
• x/y chart
• Domain: (all reals except odd multiples of period
• Range: (all reals)
 y = 3tan x
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 y = -3tan x
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 
y = tan (x- )
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 
y = tan (x+ )
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 Graph y = -3 tan (2x) + 1
• Period
• Asymptote(s)
• Intervals
• x/y chart
 y = cot x
• Graph the parent
graph of y = cotx
 Characteristics of y = cot x
• Find the Vertical Asymptotes: x   ,
• Period = Difference between the asymptotes
• Intervals: period/4
• x/y chart
• Domain: (all reals except odd multiples of period
• Range: (all reals)
 
y = cot (x- )
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 Graph y = -3 tan (2x) + 1
• Period
• Asymptote(s)
• Intervals
• x/y chart
 y = csc x
• Reciprocal of y = sin x
• Vertical tangents where sin x = 0 (x = integer
multiples of pi)
• Range: (,1]  [1, )
• Domain: all reals except integer multiples of pi
• Graph on next slide
 y = csc (x)
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 
y = csc (x- )
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 
y = -2csc (2x- )+4
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 y = sec x
• Reciprocal of y = cos x
• Vertical tangents where cos x = 0 (odd multiples
of pi/2)
• Range: (,1]  [1, )
• Domain: all reals except odd multiples of pi/2
• Graph next page
 y = sec (x)
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 
y = sec (x- )
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart
 
y = -2sec (2x- )+4
4
Period
Asymptote(s)
Intervals
x/y chart