How to Graph the Cotangent Function?
Cotangent is one of the trigonometric ratios. In this step-by-step guide, you will learn more about the graph of the cotangent function.

Step-by-step guide to graphing the cotangent function
Cotangent is one of the basic trigonometric ratios. It is usually represented as \(cot x\), where \(x\) is the angle between the base and the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Alternative names of cotangent are cotan and cotangent \(x\).
The cotangent formula is:
\(\color{blue}{cot\:θ=\frac{Adjacent\:side}{Opposite\:side}}\)
Since the cotangent function is not defined for integer multiples of \(π\), the vertical asymptote exists at all multiples of \(π\) in the cotangent graph. Also, the cotangent is \(0\) at all odd multiples of \(\frac{π}{2}\). Also, in an interval say \((0, π)\), the values of the cot decrease as the angles increase. So \(cot\) is a decreasing function. Then, the graph of the cotangent function looks like this.

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