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Trigonometry - Basic relationships.
Summary.


 

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Basic ratios.

sin x° =
cos x° =
tan x° =
Reciprocal ratios.
Remember.Think third letter.
cosec x°=

  sec x° =
  cot x° =
Complementary results. sin (90° - x°) = cos x°
  cos (90° - x°) = sin x°
  tan (90 - x°) = cot x°
Special result. tan x° =

Pythagorean results. sin2 x + cos2 x = 1
  tan2 x + 1 = sec2 x
  1 + cot2 x = cosec2 x