TRIGONOMETRY

A ray rises from (0, 0) through (x, y) at a counterclockwise angle theta to the x-axis. From (0, 0) to (x, y) is r.

sin θ = yrcos θ = xrtan θ = yxcot θ = xysec θ = rxcsc θ = ry

Triangle Ay B C where sides lower ay, lower b, and lower c are opposite vertices upper Ay, upper B, and upper C, respectively.

Law of Sines: asin A = bsin B = csin Cπ rad = 180 ° 

Law of Cosines: a2 = b2 + c2 − 2bc cos A

Basic Identities

sin θ = 1csc θcos θ = 1sec θtan θ = 1cot θtan θ = sin θcos θcot θ = cos θsin θ

sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 11 + tan2 θ = sec2 θ1 + cot2 θ + csc2 θ

sin 2α = 2 sin α cos αcos 2α = cos2 α − sin2 α = 2 cos2 α − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 α

sin α2 =  ± 1 − cos α2cos α2 =  ± 1 + cos α2

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