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Class 10 Trigonometry Guide

This document provides an introduction to trigonometry including definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles in a right triangle, values of trig ratios for common angles, relationships between trig ratios of complementary angles, and basic trigonometric identities. It explains that trigonometry involves measuring sides and angles of triangles. Positive angles are measured counterclockwise while negative angles are measured clockwise. Trig ratios relate the lengths of sides opposite and adjacent to an acute angle in a right triangle. Examples are also given to show how to determine trig ratios if one ratio of an angle is known.

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Class 10 Trigonometry Guide

This document provides an introduction to trigonometry including definitions of trigonometric ratios for acute angles in a right triangle, values of trig ratios for common angles, relationships between trig ratios of complementary angles, and basic trigonometric identities. It explains that trigonometry involves measuring sides and angles of triangles. Positive angles are measured counterclockwise while negative angles are measured clockwise. Trig ratios relate the lengths of sides opposite and adjacent to an acute angle in a right triangle. Examples are also given to show how to determine trig ratios if one ratio of an angle is known.

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CBSE

Class 10 MATHEMATICS
Revision Notes
CHAPTER 8
INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY

Trigonometry literally means measurement of sides and angles of a triangle.


Positive and Negative angles: Angles in anti-clockwise direction are taken as positive
angles and angles in clockwise direction are taken as negative angles.
Trigonometric Ratios of an acute angle of a right angled triangle:

1. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B,



2.


3.


4.


5.


6.

If one of the trigonometric ratios of an acute angle is known, the remaining


trigonometric ratios of the angle can be easily determined.

(a) Find the sides of the right triangle in terms of k.

(b) Use Pythagoras Theorem and find the third side of the right triangle.

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(c) Use definitions of t-ratios and substitute the values of sides.

(d) k is cancelled from numerator and denominator and the value of t-ratio is obtained.

Trigonometric Ratios of some specified angles:

The values of trigonometric ratios for angles 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°.

Angle A 0o 30o 45o 60o 90o

sin A 0 1

cos A 1 0

tan A 0 1

cot A 1 0

cosec A 2 1

Sec A 1 2

The value of sin A or cos A never exceeds 1, whereas the value of sec A or cosec A is
always greater than or equal to 1.
Trigonometric Ratios of Complementary Angles:

sin(90° – A) = cos A, cos(90° – A) = sinA;

tan (90° – A) = cot A, cot (90° – A) = tan A;

sec (90° – A) = cosec A, cosec (90° – A) = sec A.

Trigonometric Identities:

for 0° ≤ A < 90°,

for 0° < A ≤ 90°.

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