Sunday, January 6, 2013

What is the domain and range of y = -tan x?

Since the tangent function is an odd function, we'll
re-write the given function as:


-tan x = tan
(-x)


the domain of tangent function is (-pi/2 ; pi/2) or
all real numbers, except pi/2 + kpi, k belongs to Z set of
numbers.


For x = pi/2 + kpi, the tangent function is
undefined.


Let's see why:


The
tangent function is a ratio, where numerator is sine function and denominator is
represented by cosine function:


tan x = sin x/cos
x


If the denominator is zero, then the ratio is undefined.
Since the cosine function is cancelling for x = pi/2 + kpi, then the ratio, namely
tangent function, is undefined.


The range of tangent
function is formed from all real numbers.


f(x) : (-pi/2 ;
pi/2) -> R


f(x) = tan x

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