Thank you guys so much for your help with calculus. Now I need some help with my upcoming trigonometry test.
On the test, I'll need to simplify expressions. I’ll be given input like 4sin(x)/(2cos(x))
and will have to produce a simpler, but equivalent expression (such as 2tan(x)
). All angles are in degrees, and we'll pretend there are no division-by-zero or invalid-domain issues. (For example, we'll assume that tan(x+1)cot(x+1)sin(x)/sin(x) is always 1.)
I snuck into the professor's office, and got a list of 100 problems that might be on the test. Please give me teh code to solve them all. It’s possible that some of the problems are already simplified as much as possible; if so just give back the input.
I need expressions to be simplified, but I also want a short program (or function) so the professor won't notice. Try to minimize the sum of the program’s length and the total length of all of the solutions.
Just to clarify, it's okay if some of the expressions are returned unchanged, or even returned in an equivalent but longer form. Also, the program only needs to work on the expressions listed below; it can return incorrect results or even break for other inputs.
As you can tell, all of the problems follow a similar format. x
is the only variable used, there are no spaces, and parentheses follow each function name. (The functions are sin
, cos
, tan
, sec
, csc
, and tan
.) There are no nested functions, but inside a function may be an expression like 3x+4.5
or -2-.7x
. Exponents may be used, but only on functions (e.g. sin(x-.5)^7
), and the power is always a integer above one. Multiplication is indicated through concatenation.
The outputs will need to be in this format as well. Invalid: sin x
, sin(x)/cos(x)tan(x)
[is the tangent multiplied or divided?], cos(x
[close all parentheses], 4*sin(x)
, sec(x)^1
I can use any programming language, unless it relies on built-in simplification or expression-handling functions. Built-in trig functions are okay. (I'll have a very basic scientific calculator during the test.) Also, since I'll be reading the program written on paper, I can only use printable ASCII characters (0x20 through 0x7E) and newlines.
1/(sec(x))
4+sin(x)+3
(cos(7x+4)-sin(-3x))/(sin(-3x))
2sin(x)2tan(x).25cos(x)^3cos(x)+1+1
7cos(x)sec(x)/(14tan(x)csc(x))
sin(x)cos(x)/sec(x)
8sin(x)cos(x)sin(x)/tan(x)+8sin(x)
sin(x)^9cos(x)cot(x)sec(x)csc(x)sec(x)tan(x)/(cot(x)^2tan(x)cos(x)^4cot(x)sin(x))
tan(x)cos(x)csc(x)
tan(x+1)sin(x-1)cos(x+1)^3tan(x-1)^2sin(-x+1)csc(x+1)tan(-x+1)/(cos(x-1)cot(x+1))
(cos(2x)+cot(2x)-sin(2x)+csc(2x)^3)/(cot(2x)+sin(2x))
cos(90-x)cos(x)
sin(x+180)sec(450-x)
tan(-x)sin(x+90)sec(x-90)
tan(x+180)^2
cot(-x)cos(-x)
cot(180-x)^3cos(270-x)^2
sin(.1x-.2)sin(.1x-.2)sin(.1x-.2)sin(.2-.1x)sin(.2-.1x)
sin(x)
sin(90-x)sin(x)+cos(90-x)/sec(x)
tan(3x+2)cos(3x+2)/sin(3x+2)-1
cos(x)cos(x)cos(x)cos(x)cos(x)
sec(2x+1)sec(-1-2x)+sec(-2x-1)sec(2x+1)
cos(4x)cot(4x)tan(4x)sin(4x)csc(4x)
-cos(x)+cos(x)+sin(2x-4)-1/csc(2x-4)
sec(x)sec(x+2)cot(x)tan(x-2)tan(x+180)
tan(x)(tan(x))
3sin(x)sin(x)/(3)
cos(x)sin(x)
tan(x)sec(x)^2
tan(x)^2-sec(x)^2
7+sin(x)csc(x)csc(x)+cot(x)^2
sin(90)+cos(-90)+sec(180)
csc(1)+csc(10)-csc(30)-csc(60)+csc(90)
sin(36000001)
csc(800)+(cot(720+x)-sec(4x-720))
sin(-x)+sin(x)
csc(-x)+csc(x)
4sin(x)-sin(x)+tan(x)-2tan(x)
cot(x)+10cot(x+90)+99cot(x+180)+.01cot(x-90)
tan(x)tan(x+180)
sec(x)sin(x+180)tan(x-270)cot(x-450)csc(x+90)
sin(x)/cot(x)+sin(x)/cot(x)
sin(x)csc(x)+tan(x)cot(x)+cos(x)sec(x)
cot(x)
9tan(x+90)+90tan(x+9)
cos(x-9999)+tan(x+99999)
2tan(x)tan(x)/2
tan(x)/tan(x-360)+cos(x+180)/cos(x)
csc(4x)sec(270-4x)
cot(91+x)tan(x-449)
csc(2x)(csc(2x)-sin(2x))
csc(x+1)^2-cot(x+1)cot(x+1)
cot(x)cot(x)+1
tan(x)^2-sec(x)sec(x)
tan(x)/cot(x)+csc(x)/csc(x)
cot(x)sin(x)/cos(x)
csc(x)tan(x)cos(x)
csc(x)cot(x)cos(x)
csc(x+90)csc(-x+270)-1
cot(x)/cot(x)+tan(x)/cot(x)+cot(x)cot(x)
sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)sec(x+90)sec(x-90)sec(x+180)
1-cos(x)cos(x+180)+sin(x)^2
sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)/cos(x)+cot(x)
cot(x+1)csc(x-1)sec(x+1)tan(x-1)sin(x+1)cos(x-1)
sin(x)-cos(x)+tan(x)-sec(x)+cos(x)-csc(x)
tan(x+23515)-sec(-.27x-23456)
sec(-.9x)
-tan(-x)-csc(360-x)
cos(-x)sec(x)sin(x)csc(-x)
tan(-x)^2-sin(-x)/sin(x)
tan(x)tan(x)+1
csc(x)^2-1
cot(2x)cot(2x)-csc(2x)/sin(2x)
2sec(x)/(6cos(x))
sec(0)+tan(30)cos(60)-csc(90)sin(120)cot(150)+tan(180)csc(210)sin(240)-cos(270)sec(300)+cot(330)
tan(x-1234567)sec(4781053+x)^2
tan(-1234567x)sec(4781053x)^2
sin(x)^9+cos(x)^7+csc(x)^5-cot(x)^3
cos(-33x-7.7)
sec(-.1-x)+tan(-2x-77)
tan(x)+sin(x)-cos(x)+tan(x)-sin(x)
cos(x)-sec(x)/tan(x)+tan(x)/sin(x)
cot(x)-cos(x)/sin(x)
3cos(x)+2/sec(x)-10sin(x)/(2tan(x))
tan(x+3)^11+sin(x+3)^8-cos(x+3)^5+5
sec(x)+sec(x)
csc(.1x)csc(-.1x)csc(x)
cot(x-7)cot(x-7)cot(x+173)cot(x-7)cot(x+173)cot(x-367)
cos(.0001x+1234567)
cot(45)+tan(225)-sin(210)+cos(-60)
sin(12345)cos(23456)tan(34567)sec(45678)csc(56789)cot(67890)
cos(1234x)+cot(1234)+tan(1234x)+sec(1234)+csc(1234)+sin(1234x)
sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)sec(x)
csc(x)cot(x)sec(x)csc(x)tan(x)sec(x)cot(x)csc(x)cot(x)cos(x)cos(x)cot(x)sin(x)sin(x)cot(x)
csc(2553273)+cot(1507348)-sec(5518930)+csc(5215523)+tan(3471985)-sec(4985147)
sin(20x)+cos(20x)-tan(20x)+sin(20x)-csc(20x)+cot(20x)-tan(20x)+csc(20x)
cot(100000)+cot(100000x)+cot(100000x)+cot(100000)
csc(5x+777)sin(5x+777)
csc(4.5x)
Note: This scenario is entirely fictional. In real life, cheating and helping others cheat is wrong and should never be done.
sin(36000001)
to.017452
\$\endgroup\$ – Digital Trauma Sep 30 '14 at 18:30