In a right triangle ABC:

𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
4. csc = (CHO)
𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆

where angle A is the 𝑐

Example: csc A =
angle of reference, a is 𝑎
the opposite side and c is
the hypotenuse.
𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
5. sec = (SHA)
𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕

THE SIX TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS 𝑐

Example: sec A =
𝑏
𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆
1. sin = (SOH)
𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

Example: (using the figure above) 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕

6. cot = (CAO)
𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆
𝑎
sin A = 𝑏
𝑐 Example: cot A =
𝑎

𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 Solving the Missing Parts of a Right Triangle

2. cos = (CAH)
𝒉𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
𝑏
Example: cos A =
𝑐

𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆
3. tan = (TOA)
𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕
𝑎
Example: tan A =
𝑏
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF
SPECIAL ANGLES