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Are you interested in tutoring students online? We are presently hiring a number of dedicated, expert tutors to teach for AtHome Tuition. If online tutoring and getting well paid for it interests you, then this is just the opportunity you have been looking for!

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What subjects and grades are you hiring for?

AtHome Tuition is recruiting English, Math and Science tutors currently. However, we are also interested to hear from tutors of other subject areas, as our programs offered database is constantly expanding.

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For US and UK based tutors, you should be aware that most tutoring will take place during the evenings. We also require a certain level of commitment from our tutors; we are not interested in floating or ad hoc tutors.

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Trigonometry: Tangent

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Angles and sides in trigonometry: Tangent

Last but not the least is the trigonometric function called tangent. Look at the triangle above. Do you notice the following? * The unknown angle, α * The side adjacent to the unknown angle (15.3 in) * The side opposite to the unknown angle (6.37 in) We need the value of angle, α. Notice that the sides of the triangle are labeled appropriately 'adjacent side' and opposite' relative to the unknown angle α. To simplify our discussion, we will simply call the 'length of the adjacent side'simply the 'adjacent'. The other side will simply be referred to as ‘opposite’. The value for the tan of angle α is defined as the value that results when you divide the opposite side by the adjacent. The formula is written below: tan(α) = opposite / adjacent Or simply: tan(α) = opp / adj From the diagram above, we can easily solve the unknown angle with the tangent formula: tan(α) = 6.37 inches / 15.3 in tan(α) = 0.42 α = tan-1 0.42 α = 23° Note that the inverse sign is used above. This value can be found using your calculator. Remember: 1) If any two values i.e. the 2 sides or, an angle and a side, are given, the missing angle or side can always be found by simply substituting the correct values in the formula. 2) It always helps to draw the diagram to get an accurate picture of what’s being asked. 3) Use the calculator to enter the values of cosine and inverse cosine. Try the following questions Felix was asked by his dad to measure the height of their orange tree in the backyard. He walks exactly 121 feet from the base of the tree and looks up. The angle from the ground to the top of the tree is 33°. How tall is the orange tree? Answer: 78.65 ft Explanation: tan 33° = x / 121 0.65 x 121 = x x = 78.65 ft Jerry is walking along a straight road when he notices the top of a glass building subtending at an angle 73o with the ground at the point where he is standing. If the height of the tower is 23 m, then how far is he from the base of the building? Answer: 7 m Explanation: tan 73o = 23 / x 23 / 3.27 = x X = 7 m A 60 ft tree casts a shadow on the ground below that is 34 ft long. What is the angle made by the sun with respect to the tip of the shadow of the tree? Answer: 60° Explanation: tan x = 60 / 34 tan x = 1.76 x = tan- 1.76 x = 60° Paul and Matt are avid UFO fanatics. They observe a flying object not too far which is approximately 58° north of where they are standing. Judging from its close proximity to the distant trees, they estimate it to be 860 m from where they are. How far up the sky is the object? Answer: 1376 m Explanation: Tan 58° = x / 860 1.6 x 860 = x x = 1376 m

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Why choose to learn online?

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Types of Functions

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One-to-one function or one–one function

A function f: A→B where A,B are two non-empty sets is called a one-to-one function if no two distinct elements of A have the same image in B. That is, f: A→B is a one-to-one (or one–one) function if and only if (i f f).

x1, x2∈A and x1≠ x2 then f(x1) ≠f(x2)    or

if f(x1) = f(x2) x1= x2

Example 1

f  = {(a,x), (b,y), (c,z)} is a one–one function.

Example 2

Let f: R→R be defined by f(x) = x2. Is f one–one? Consider f(1) = (1)2                     = 1              f(-1) = (-1)2 = 1              f(x1) = f(x2) = 1 But x1≠ x2       1 ≠-1 So f is not a one–one function. A one–one function or one-to-one function is also called an injection.

Onto function

A function f: A→B, A,B are non-empty sets, is called an onto function if f(A)=B. That is f is onto if every element of the codomain B is the image of at least one element of the domain A. f: A→B is onto if and only if (iff) for every y ∈B there exists at least one x∈ A such that f(x) = y.

Example 3

Let f: {a, b, c} →{1,2,3} such that f(a) = 3, f(b) = 2, f(c) = 1. f is an onto function, since each element of {1,2,3} is an image of an element of {a, b, c}.

Example 4

Let f: {2, 4, 7} →{p, q, r} such that f(2) = q, f(4) = r, f(7)= r f is not onto as p is not the image of any element of {2, 4, 7}

Example 5

Let   f: N→ {-1, 1} defined by f(n) = 1 if f is odd,       = -1 if n is even. f is onto.

Example 6

Let f: R→R be defined by f(x) = 3x-5. Show that f is onto.

Solution:

Let y = f(x) = 3x - 5       y = 3x - 5 y + 5 = 3x   For every y ∈R there is an x ∈R

such that

An onto function is also called a surjection.

One–one and onto functions

A function f: A→B, A,B are non-empty, is called a one–one and onto function if it is both one–one and onto. This type of function is also called a bijection.

Example 7

If f   = { (p,1), (q,2), (r,3) } f is one–one and onto Since f (p) = 1           f(q) = 2           f(r) = 3 For every element of {1,2,3} is the image of element of {p,q,r}. So f is onto. Also, f is one–one since two distinct elements of {p,q,r} have two distinct images in {1,2,3}.

Example 8

Let f: R →R be defined by f(x) = 2x + 3 f is a one–one and onto function. Consider      -1≠ 1                 f(-1) ≠f(1)      as 2 (-1) +3 ≠2 * 1+3                 -2+3 ≠2+3                      1 ≠5        Let y = f(x) = 2x + 3                  y - 3 = 2x

So for every y ∈R there exists an x ∈R such that

So f is onto.

Example 9

Let f: R→R be defined by   f (x) = x2 - 1 Consider    f (2) = 22 -1                       = 4-1                       = 3.                 f(-2) = (-2)2-1                       = 4-1                       = 3                  f(2) = f(-2)               But 2 ≠-2 f is not one–one. So f is not a bijection.

Try these questions

1. State if the following functions are One–One         a. f1(x) = x2          f1: R→ R         b. f2(x) = -3x        f2: R→ R         Solutions:         a. f1 : R →R f1(x) = x2 f1is not One–One since     f1(-2) = (-2)2             = 4      f1(2) = (2)2             = 4     f1(-2) = f1(2)             = 4 but -2 ≠2       b. f2: R →R  f2(x) = -3x    f2(x1) ≠ f(x2) -3x1 ≠-3x2     x1 ≠x2 So f2 is one–one.     2. State if the following functions are onto         a. g1(x) = 2x3      g1: R→ R          b. g3: Z→ Z defined by g3 (x) = x-1         Solutions:         a. g1: R→ R   g1(x) = 2x3 Let y = g1 (x) = 2x3      y = 2x3    y/2 = x3       g1 is onto.       b.  g3: Z→ Z      g3(x) = x-1  g3is an onto function since g3 (Z) = Z. Or for every x ∈ Z there exists a y ∈ Z such that g(x) = y.     3. State if the following functions are bijections. (One–One and onto functions).         a. f1 = {(a,-1), (b,-2), (c,-3), (d, -4)}         b. f2 : R→ R defined by f2(x) = 4x-1         Solutions:          a. f1 = {(a,-1), (b,-2), (c,-3), (d,(-4)}     f1 is One–One since      -1 ≠-2    f1(a) ≠f1(b)   a≠ b f1 is onto as every element of {a,b,c,d} has an image in {-1,-2,-3,-4}.    f1 is a bijection.       b. f2 : R→ R where f2(x) = 4x-1 f2 is One–One since     f2(x1) = f2(x2) On canceling like terms   x1 = x2 f2 is onto since for every element x∈R there exists an element y∈ R such that     f(x) = y. f2 is a bijection.     4. Find the inverse functions (if they exist) of the following.         a. f: R→ R f | x | = 2x2-1       b. f: R- {3} →R - {1} defined by f(x) =         Solutions:         a. f: R→ R f (x) = 2x2-1 f is not One–One as            f(-1) = 2 - 1                   = 1              f(1) = 2 - 1                    = 1 So         f(-1) = f(1) But -1 ≠1 f-1 does not exist.       b. f: R- {3} →R - {1} defined by f(x) =      f is One–One      f is onto       f-1 exists. let   y =f(x)= y = y(x-3) =  (x + 3) yx-3y= x+3 yx - x =  3 + 3 x(y-1) =  3(y+1)        x = x=f--1(y) = Or f--1(x) =