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Trig Cheat Sheet
Trig Cheat Sheet
Trig Cheat Sheet
( x, y )
hypotenuse opposite
y 1 x
q
x
q
adjacent sin q = opposite hypotenuse adjacent cos q = hypotenuse opposite tan q = adjacent hypotenuse opposite hypotenuse sec q = adjacent adjacent cot q = opposite csc q = sin q = y =y 1 x cos q = = x 1 y tan q = x 1 y 1 sec q = x x cot q = y csc q =
Period The period of a function is the number, T, such that f (q + T ) = f (q ) . So, if w is a fixed number and q is any angle we have the following periods. sin ( wq ) cos (wq ) tan (wq ) csc (wq ) sec (wq ) cot (wq ) T= T T T T T 2p w 2p = w p = w 2p = w 2p = w p = w
Range The range is all possible values to get out of the function. csc q 1 and csc q -1 -1 sin q 1 -1 cos q 1 sec q 1 and sec q -1 - < tan q < - < cot q <
Unit Circle y
1 3 - , 2 2 2 2 , 2 2 3 1 - , 2 2
( 0,1)
p 2
2p 3
90 120 60
p 3
1 3 , 2 2 2 2 2 , 2 3 1 , 2 2
3p 4
p 4
45
5p 6
135
30 150 0 360
p 6
( -1,0 )
p 180
0 2p
(1,0 )
3 1 - ,- 2 2
7p 6
210 225
2 2 , 2 2
5p 4
11p 6
4p 3
240
3 1 ,- 2 2
2 2 , 2 2
1 3 - , 2 2
1 3 , 2 2
For any ordered pair on the unit circle ( x, y ) : cos q = x and sin q = y Example 5p cos 3 1 = 2 5p sin 3 3 =2
Inverse Properties cos ( cos -1 ( x ) ) = x cos -1 ( cos (q ) ) = q sin ( sin -1 ( x ) ) = x sin -1 ( sin (q ) ) = q tan -1 ( tan (q ) ) = q tan ( tan -1 ( x ) ) = x Alternate Notation sin -1 x = arcsin x cos -1 x = arccos x tan -1 x = arctan x
-1 x 1 -1 x 1
- < x <
b
Law of Sines sin a sin b sin g = = a b c Law of Cosines a 2 = b2 + c 2 - 2bc cos a b 2 = a 2 + c 2 - 2ac cos b c 2 = a 2 + b 2 - 2ab cos g Mollweides Formula a + b cos 1 (a - b ) 2 = c sin 1 g 2 Law of Tangents a - b tan 1 (a - b ) 2 = 1 a + b tan 2 (a + b ) b - c tan 1 ( b - g ) 2 = b + c tan 1 ( b + g ) 2 a - c tan 1 (a - g ) 2 = 1 a + c tan 2 (a + g )