BQ#4 – Unit T Concepts 3 Why is a “normal” tangent graph uphill, but a “normal” Cotangent graph downhill?

Why is a “normal” tangent graph uphill, but a “normal” Cotangent graph downhill? Use unit circle ratios to explain.

The reason that tangent goes uphill when graphed and cotangent goes downhill when graphed is due to that fact that that they are reciprocals of each other. What this means is that when graphed what will happen to tangent the opposite will have to happen to cotangent. The other thing is that it is also based on its unit circle ratios, Tangent and Cotangent are +-+-, but Tangent is drawn from the Sine graph and Cotangent is graphed from the cosine graph line.