Stage 25 · Trigonometry

25.4.4 Intervals of Increase/Decrease and Extremes

25.4 Graphs and Properties of Trig Functions

Point 4 of 5

25.4.4 Intervals of Increase/Decrease and Extremes

Core idea

Between a crest and a trough the curve climbs or falls the whole way, with crests being maximums and troughs being minimums.

Module goal. We 'unroll' the turning of a point on the unit circle into a wavy curve, getting a firm grip on period, even/odd symmetry, increasing/decreasing behavior, and extremes, to lay the groundwork for parameter transformations and the laws of sines and cosines.
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