UNIT 5 : TRI60NOMETRY

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Trigonometrical Ratios
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1. Trigonometrical Ratios (T-Ratios) of An Angle

In MBC, let LB = 90 and let LA be acute.
For LA, we have
Base = AB, Perp. = BC and Hyp. = AC.
The T-ratios for LA are defined as :

= BC , written as sin A.

(i) Sine A Perp.

AC

Hyp.

(ii)

Cosine A = Base = AB , written as cos A.

Hyp.
AC

(iii)

Tangent A

= Perp. = BC , ~itten as tan A.

Base

(iv)

Cosecant A

(v) Secant A

AB

= Hyp. = AC, written as cosec A.

Perp.

BC

= Hyp. = AC, written as sec A.

Base

(vi)

Perp.

CotangentA

AB

= Base = AB, written as cot A.

Perp.

BC

2. Reciprocal Relations :
(i) cosec A

= .1
SID

(ii) sec A

cos A

...) cot A = -1(111

tan A
,

Thus, we have :

(i) sin A cosec A = 1

(ii) cos A sec A = 1

3. Quotient Relations in T-Ratios

(i)

sine
cos

=tan

(11")

e
e =cot e
Sin

cos

(iii) tan A cot A= 1.