Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Trigonometric Functions - Section 5.3 Properties of the Trigonometric Functions - 5.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 419: 121

Answer

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Work Step by Step

1. To show that the range of the tangent function is the set of all real numbers, we need to show that for any given value $a\in R$, we can find an angle such that $tan\theta=a$. 2. Use the unit circle definition, we have $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}$ where $x^2+y^2=1$. 3. Use the relation $y=\pm\sqrt {1-x^2}$, we have $tan\theta=\frac{\pm\sqrt {1-x^2}}{x}$. 4. For any given value $a\in R$, let $tan\theta=\frac{\pm\sqrt {1-x^2}}{x}=a$, we have $a^2x^2=1-x^2$, thus $x=\pm\sqrt {\frac{1}{a^2+1}}$. 5. The above shows that for any given value $a\in R$, we can find a pair of $(x,y)$ values given above such that $tan\theta=a$ implying that the range of $tan\theta$ is all real numbers.
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