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Introduction to
Trigonometry
Topics
25° 𝟑𝟎°
Trigonometric Ratios
Q
𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
sin θ = 𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
Opposite side (O)
𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
cos θ = 𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
θ
sin 𝜃 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
tan θ = =
cos 𝜃 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 O Adjacent side (A) P
𝟏 𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
i. sin θ i. cosec θ = sin 𝜽 = 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
𝟏 𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
ii. cos θ ii. sec θ = cos 𝜽 = 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
𝟏 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
iii. tan θ iii. cot θ = tan 𝜽 = 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
Trigonometric Ratios of
Standard Angles
𝜽
𝜽 0° 30° 45° 60° 90°
0 1 2 3 4
0 1 2 3 4
4 4 4 4 4
0 1 2 3 4
4 4 4 4 4
1 1 3
0 1
2 2 2
sin 𝜽 sin 0° sin 30° sin 45° sin 60° sin 90°
Trigonometric Ratios of
Standard Angles
Angles
Logic 0° 30° 45° 60° 90°
Ratios
1 1 3
sinθ sinθ 0 1
2 2 2
Reverse 3 1 1
cosθ 1 0
sinθ 2 2 2
sinθ 1 Not
tanθ 0 1 3
cosθ 3 defined
1 Not 2
cosecθ 2 2 1
sinθ defined 3
1 2 Not
secθ 1 2 2
cosθ 3 defined
1 Not 1
cotθ 3 1 0
tanθ defined 3
Trigonometric ratios of
complementary angles
sin(90°- θ) = cosθ cos (90°- θ) = sinθ
tan(90°- θ) =cotθ cot(90°- θ) = tanθ
sec(90°- θ) = cosecθ cosec(90°- θ) = secθ
Q
𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝑸
sin θ = 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 = 𝑶𝑸
90° - θ
𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝑸
cos (90 ° - θ) =𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 = 𝑶𝑸
cos(90°- θ) = sinθ θ
O P
𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑶𝑷 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝑸
cos θ = = tan θ = 𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 = 𝑶𝑷
𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑶𝑸
𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑶𝑷 𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑷𝑸
sin (90° - θ) = 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆 = 𝑶𝑸 cot (90° – θ) = =
𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑶𝑷
sin(90°- θ) = cosθ cot(90°- θ) = tanθ
Proof of Trigonometric
Identities
B
∆ ABC
∆ ABC
a
𝑎
s𝑖𝑛 𝜃 = ……………
𝑐
θ
𝑏
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 = …………… A C
𝑐 b
a2 + b2 = c2
c2
𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐2
+ = 2
𝑐2 𝑐2 𝑐
𝑎2 𝑏2
+ =1
𝑐2 𝑐2
sin𝟐 𝜽 + cos𝟐 𝜽 = 𝟏
𝟏 + 𝐭𝐚𝐧𝟐 𝛉 = 𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝛉
sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1
Cos2 θ
sin2θ cos2θ 1
+ 2 =
cos2θ cos θ cos2θ
tan2 θ + 1 = sec2 θ
𝟏 + 𝐜𝐨𝐭 𝟐 𝛉 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜 𝟐 𝛉
sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1
sin2 θ
sin2θ cos2θ 1
+ 2 =
sin2θ sin θ sin2θ
1 + cot2 θ = cosec2 θ
Three Basic Trigonometric Identities
1 2 3
sin2 θ + cos 2 θ = 1 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 = 1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 = 1
sin2 θ = 1 − cos2 θ 1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
cos 2 θ = 1 − sin2 θ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 1 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 − 1 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃
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