What is the domain of function f(x)={sinx}/{tanx}?

2 Answers
Jun 28, 2015

Domain of the function f(x) = sin x/tan x

Explanation:

The common period, or domain, of a trig function F(x), containing 2 trig functions f(x) and g(x), should be the least multiple of the 2 periods.
Here, the period of sin x is 2pi, and the period of tan x is pi, therefor, their common period is 2pi.

Jun 28, 2015

The domain of f is all real numbers except integer multiples of pi/2. All real x with x != k pi/2 with k an integer.

Explanation:

Tangent in not defined for odd multiples of pi/2 (where the cosine is 0.)

Tangent is 0, at integer multiples of pi, so this f is not defined for integer multiples of pi.

Since the even multiples of pi/2 are the integer multiples of pi
and, since we have also excluded odd multiples of pi/2,

the domain excludes all integer multiples of pi/2.(both even and odd)

Note
For all x in the domain, this f (x) simplifies to f(x) = cosx.