TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS OF 45

Let AABC be a right-angled triangle in which

B = 90° and 2A = 45°. Then, clearly, 4C= 45°.
2a
LA =
4C AB =BC. a

Let AB =
BC =
a units. Then, 45
AC VAB+BC2 = /a2+a2 = V2a2 2a units. A a B

Base AB =a; perpendicular BC =a and hypotenuse AC = V2a.

BC
sin 45°=
a cos 45° AB
-
1
tan 45° B- =1 COsec 45° =
Sin 452
s e c 45 = 1
COs 45 V2; cot 45° =
tan 4 5 > 1
TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS OF 60° AND 30°

to 2a.
Consider an equilateral AABC with each side equal
Then, each angle of AABC is 60°.
From A, draw AD L BC. 30

DC 2a/ 2a
Then, clearly, BD
=
=
a.
3a
Also, 2ADB =90. 60
B a D a
LBAD= 30°.

From right-angled AADB, we have

AD A B -BD? = V(2a)2-a = 4a2-a= V3a = 3a.
T-RATIOS OF 60°

In right-angled AADB, we have

base BD =
a, perpendicular AD =
V3a and hypotenuse AB =
2a.
 AD -3a 3 COs 60° B D
sin 60° = AB 2a 2
AB :

tan60 = BD V3a= 3; 1
a cosec60"sin60 sin 60
1
sec60cos160 2 ; cot 60 =

tan 60
 TABLE FOR T-RATIOS OF 0, 30°, 45, 60°, 90°

sin 0 Cos tan Cosec sec 0 cot

0 0 1 not not
0 1
defined defined
30° 3 1
2 2 3
V3

45 1
1 2
2 2 1

60 3 2
2 3 3
90° not not
1 0 1
defined 0
defined