Appendix

Graphs and Function Values

The Six Basic Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs

The six trig functions have reciprocals and inverses. You find here a quick reference to the different notation and where the functions occur.

Function

Abbrev.

Domain

Period

Reciprocal

Inverse

sine

sin

All reals

math

csc

math

cosine

cos

All reals

math

sec

math

tangent

tan

math

math

math

cot

math

cotangent

cot

math

math

math

tan

secant ...

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