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URGENT PLEASE HELP: x = -pi/2 is an asymptote in the graph of y = tanx.

True or False

URGENT PLEASE HELP: x = -pi/2 is an asymptote in the graph of y = tanx. True or False-example-1
User Vladzaba
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Answer:

Explanation:

The answer is true!

User Jeel Shah
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Answer:

Explanation:

tan is the same thing as sin/cos. therefore,


tan(-(\pi)/(2))=(sin(-(\pi)/(2)) )/(cos(-(\pi)/(2)) )


sin(-(\pi)/(2))=-1 and
cos(-(\pi)/(2))=0 so


tan(-(\pi)/(2))=-(1)/(0) which is undefined. On the graph, this is represented by an asymptote. So your answer is true.

User Anders Lundsgard
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