Elementary Mathematics: Trigonometry
Elementary Mathematics: Trigonometry
Elementary Mathematics: Trigonometry
TrigonomeTry
PyThagoras Theorem
Right Angled Triangle
2 2 2
h a b
h a
a altitude
b base b
h hypotenuse
TrigonomeTric raTios
sin , P ( x, y )
cos ,
sin
tan ,
cos hr a y
1 cos
cot ,
tan sin
1
sec ,
cos 0 b x
1
csc .
sin
a y
sin , sin ,
h r
b x
cos , cos ,
h r
a sin y
tan , tan ,
b cos x
b 1 cos x
cot , cot ,
a tan sin y
h 1 r
sec , sec ,
b cos x
h 1 r
csc . csc .
a si n y
Signs of Trigonometric Ratios in
Various Quadrants
Q2 Q1
(, ) ( , ) P ( x, y )
(, ) ( , )
Q3 Q4
y Q2 Q1
sin ,
r (, ) ( , ) Pythagoras
x Theorem
cos , 0
r h a b
2 2 2
(, ) ( , )
y Q3 Q4
tan ,
x r y x
2 2 2
x
cot ,
y S A
r ( x, y) ( , )
sec ,
x 0 r
r
csc . T C
y
Values of Trigonometric Functions at
Various Angles
o o o
0 30 45 60 90 o o
0
6 4 3 2
sin 1 1 3
0 1
2 2 2
3 1 1
cos 1 0
2 2 2
0 1 2 3 4
, , , , a a a
2 2 2 2 2
One TR (Given),
Finding Remaining TRs
Exp.:
If tan 3
and the terminal arm of the angle
does not lay in the 2nd quadrant,
find the values of the remaining
trigonometric rations
Sol.: y
sin ,
Q2 Q1
r
S A
(, ) ( , )
x
cos ,
tan 3 0
(, ) ( , ) r
Q3 T C Q4
y
tan ,
x
The terminal arm of the x
cot ,
angle lay in quadrant 4 y
r
3 sec ,
tan x
1
3 r
tan csc .
1 y
3 y
tan Pythagoras
1 x Theorem
( x , y ) ( 1, 3 ) h a b
2 2 2
x 1, r y x
2 2 2
,r ?
y 3
r y x
2 2 2
( x, y) ( , )
r 4
2
r
r 2
r 2
y 3 3 x 1,
sin , sin ,
r 2 2
y 3 ,
x 1
cos , cos , r 2.
r 2
y 3 3
tan , tan ,
x 1 1
x 1 1
cot , cot ,
y 3 3
r 2
sec , sec 2,
x 1
r 2
csc . csc .
y 3