Basic Trigonometric Functions

Definitions

Relationship Between Functions

1

Relationship Between Degress and Radians

5
6

1 rad = 150/ = 57.295779513082320876798154814105

1 = /180 rad = 0.017453292519943295769236907684886 rad
Trigonometric Functions in Four Quadrants

The angle described counterclockwise

from positive X-axis is considered
positive.
This diagram shows the trigonometric
functions with POSITIVE values in each
quadrant.

Graph of Functions

Negative Angles
7
9
11

sin (-) = - sin

cos (-) = cos
tan (-) = - tan

8
10
12

csc (-) = - csc

sec (-) = sec
cot (-) = - cot

Angles More Than 90

13
15
17
19
21
23
25
27
29

sin (90+) = sin

cos (90+) = - cos
tan (90+) = - tan
sin (180+) = - sin
cos (180+) = - cos
tan (180+) = tan
sin (270+) = - sin
cos (270+) = cos
tan (270+) = - tan

14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30

csc (90+) = csc

sec (90+) = - sec
cot (90+) = - cot
csc (180+) = - csc
sec (180+) = - sec
cot (180+) = cot
csc (270+) = - csc
sec (270+) = sec
cot (270+) = - cot

Values of Trigonometric Functions

rad

sin

cos

tan

0
15
30
45
60
75
90
other

0
/12
/6
/4
/3
5/12
/2
other

0
(6 - 2)/4

2
3
(6 + 2)/4
1
See Table

1
(6 + 2)/4
3
2

(6 - 2)/4
0
See Table

0
2 - 3
(3)/3
1
3
2 + 3

See Table