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is the cot(pi) non conclusive

 Aug 12, 2015

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Here is a graph of     y=cotθ

 

The blue line is where    θ=π

 

You can see that 

 

limxπfrombelow=andlimxπfromabove=+$Soyes$cot(π)$isindeterminant.$

 

 

 

ALSO there is another way to look at it.

 

cot(π)=cos(π)sin(π)=10

 

but you cannot divide by zero so this is indeterminant.

 Aug 12, 2015
 #1
avatar+118696 
+5
Best Answer

Here is a graph of     y=cotθ

 

The blue line is where    θ=π

 

You can see that 

 

limxπfrombelow=andlimxπfromabove=+$Soyes$cot(π)$isindeterminant.$

 

 

 

ALSO there is another way to look at it.

 

cot(π)=cos(π)sin(π)=10

 

but you cannot divide by zero so this is indeterminant.

Melody Aug 12, 2015

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