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Trig Cheat Sheet: Definition of The Trig Functions
Trig Cheat Sheet: Definition of The Trig Functions
Trig Cheat Sheet: Definition of The Trig Functions
or 0 < < 90 .
( x, y )
hypotenuse opposite
y 1 x
adjacent sin = opposite hypotenuse adjacent cos = hypotenuse opposite tan = adjacent hypotenuse opposite hypotenuse sec = adjacent adjacent cot = opposite csc = sin = y =y 1 x cos = = x 1 y tan = x 1 y 1 sec = x x cot = y csc =
T= T T T T T
tan ( ) csc ( )
sec ( )
cot ( )
2 = = 2 = 2 = =
csc ( + 2 n ) = csc
cos ( + 2 n ) = cos sec ( + 2 n ) = sec tan ( + n ) = tan cot ( + n ) = cot Double Angle Formulas sin ( 2 ) = 2sin cos cos ( 2 ) = cos 2 sin 2 = 2 cos 2 1 = 1 2sin 2 tan tan ( 2 ) = 1 tan 2
2
Degrees to Radians Formulas If x is an angle in degrees and t is an angle in radians then t x 180t = t= and x = 180 x 180
Unit Circle y
1 3 , 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 3 1 , 2 2
( 0,1)
2 2 3 90 120 60
1 3 2, 2 2 2 2 , 2 3 1 2 ,2
3 4
4
45
5 6
135
30
150
( 1,0 )
180
0
360
0 2
(1,0 )
3 1 , 2 2
7 6
210
225
2 2 , 2 2
5 4
11 6
4 3
240
3 1 , 2 2
2 2 , 2 2
1 3 , 2 2
1 3 , 2 2
For any ordered pair on the unit circle ( x, y ) : cos = x and sin = y Example 5 cos 3 1 = 2 5 sin 3 3 = 2
Inverse Properties cos ( cos 1 ( x ) ) = x cos 1 ( cos ( ) ) = sin ( sin 1 ( x ) ) = x tan ( tan 1 ( x ) ) = x Alternate Notation sin 1 x = arcsin x cos 1 x = arccos x tan 1 x = arctan x sin 1 ( sin ( ) ) = tan 1 ( tan ( ) ) =
1 x 1 1 x 1 < x <
Range y
2 2 0 y
< y<
b
Law of Sines sin sin sin = = a b c Law of Cosines a 2 = b 2 + c 2 2bc cos b 2 = a 2 + c 2 2ac cos c 2 = a 2 + b 2 2ab cos Mollweides Formula a + b cos 1 2 ( ) = c sin 1 2 Law of Tangents a b tan 1 2 ( ) = a + b tan 1 2 ( + ) b c tan 1 2 ( ) = 1 b + c tan 2 ( + ) a c tan 1 2 ( ) = a + c tan 1 2 ( + )