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Trig Notes

Trigonometry studies the relationships between the sides and angles of triangles, focusing on primary ratios such as sine, cosine, and tangent for right-angled triangles. It also includes reciprocal functions like cosecant, secant, and cotangent, as well as the unit circle, where trigonometric values correspond to coordinates. Fundamental identities, including the Pythagorean and tangent identities, are essential, and the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines are applied for non-right triangles.

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Trig Notes

Trigonometry studies the relationships between the sides and angles of triangles, focusing on primary ratios such as sine, cosine, and tangent for right-angled triangles. It also includes reciprocal functions like cosecant, secant, and cotangent, as well as the unit circle, where trigonometric values correspond to coordinates. Fundamental identities, including the Pythagorean and tangent identities, are essential, and the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines are applied for non-right triangles.

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* Trigonometry is the branch of mathematics focused on the relationships between the side

lengths and angles of triangles.

* The Three Primary Ratios

* For a right-angled triangle, the three main functions are defined by the angle theta:

* Sine: Opposite side divided by the hypotenuse.

* Cosine: Adjacent side divided by the hypotenuse.

* Tangent: Opposite side divided by the adjacent side.

* Reciprocal Functions

* These functions represent the inverse of the primary ratios:

* Cosecant: The inverse of sine (hypotenuse over opposite).

* Secant: The inverse of cosine (hypotenuse over adjacent).

* Cotangent: The inverse of tangent (adjacent over opposite).

* The Unit Circle

* In a circle with a radius of one, the coordinates of a point on the circumference represent
trigonometric values:

* The x-coordinate corresponds to the cosine of the angle.

* The y-coordinate corresponds to the sine of the angle.

* Angles are typically measured in degrees or radians.


* Fundamental Identities

* Pythagorean Identity: Sine squared plus cosine squared always equals one.

* Tangent Identity: Tangent equals sine divided by cosine.

* When a triangle does not contain a ninety-degree angle, the Law of Sines and the Law of
Cosines are used to find missing dimensions.

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