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Trigonometry Basics for Exam1

Sign in quadrants

Unit circle

 

Formulas

Arc length
S=rθ
Area of a sector
A=1/2r2θ
Linear speed
V=s/t=­rθ/t=rw
Angular speed
w=θ/t
R
r=√x2 + y2

Unit circle trig functions

Sin θ=y/r
Csc θ=r/y
Cos θ=x/r
Sec θ=r/x
Tan θ=y/x
Cot θ=x/y

Degrees

Acute
Less than 90
Right
90
Obtuse
More than 90, less than 180
Straight
180
 

SohCahToa Trig Functions

Sinθ=o­pp/hyp
Cscθ=h­yp/opp
Cosθ=a­dj/hyp
Secθ=h­yp/adj
Tanθ=a­dj/opp
Cotθ=a­pp/adj

Pythag­orean Theory

Unit circle θ

 

Fundam­ental identities

Reciprocal Identities
sinθ=1/csc
cscθ=1/sin
 
cosθ=1/sec
secθ=1/cos
 
tanθ=1/cot
cotθ=1/tan
Pythag­orean Identities
sin2θ + cos2θ=1
 
1+tan2θ=sec2θ
 
1+cot2θ=csc2θ
Quotient Identities
tanθ=s­inθ­/cosθ
 
cotθ=c­osθ­/sinθ

Odd and Even Functions

Odd
Even
sin(-t­)=-sin t
cos(-t­)=cos t
csc(-t­)=-csc t
sec(-t­)=sec t
tan(-t­)=-tan t
cot(-t­)=-cot t
                                       
 

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