Trigonometry – Basic definitions sin/cos/tan of special angles

B
degr rads sin cos tan
0 0 0 1 0
θ 30 π/6 ½ 3/2 1/ 3
O A 45 π/4 2/2 2/2 1
AB side opposite 1 60 π/3 3/2 ½ 3
sin θ = = =
OB hypotenuse cosecθ 90 π/2 1 0 ∞

OA side adjacent 1
cos θ = = = sin( −θ ) = − sin(θ ) cos(−θ ) = cos(θ )
OB hypotenuse secθ
sin(π − θ ) = sin(θ ) cos(π − θ ) = − cos(θ )
AB side opposite sin θ 1
tan θ = = = = π
OB side adjacent cos θ cotθ sin θ = cos( − θ )
2
Special triangles

60o 45o
1 3 1 2
30o 45o
2 1