Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Graphs of the Circular Functions - Section 4.4 Graphs of the Secant and Cosecant Functions - 4.4 Exercises - Page 175: 27

Answer

True

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Figure 37 shows that the graph of $y=\sec{x}$ is symmetric with respect to the y-axis. This means that the value of $y=\sec{x}$ when $x=-\pi$ is the same as its value when $x=\pi$, and this is true for all non-zero values of $x$. Therefore, $\sec{x} = \sec{(-x)}$.
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