? 2005 Paul Dawkins Trig Cheat Sheet Definition of the Trig Functions Right triangle definition For this definition we assume that 0 2 pq< < or 0 90q? < < ? . oppositesin hypotenuseq = hypotenusecsc oppositeq = adjacentcos hypotenuseq = hypotenusesec adjacentq = oppositetan adjacentq = adjacentcot oppositeq = Unit circle definition For this definition q is any angle. sin 1 y yq = = 1csc yq = cos 1 x xq = = 1sec xq = tan yxq = cot x yq = Facts and Properties Domain The domain is all the values of q that can be plugged into the function. sinq , q can be any angle cosq , q can be any angle tanq , 1 , 0, 1, 2,2n nq p ? ?? + = ? ?? ?? ? K cscq , , 0, 1, 2,n nq p? = ? ? K secq , 1 , 0, 1, 2,2n nq p
Precalculus - Trignometry Cheat sheet
? 2005 Paul Dawkins Trig Cheat Sheet Definition of the Trig Functions Right triangle definition For this definition we assume that 0 2 pq< < or 0 90q? < < ? . oppositesin hypotenuseq = hypotenusecsc oppositeq = adjacentcos hypotenuseq = hypotenusesec adjacentq = oppositetan adjacentq = adjacentcot oppositeq = Unit circle definition For this definition q is any angle. sin 1 y yq = = 1csc yq = cos 1 x xq = = 1sec xq = tan yxq = cot x yq = Facts and Properties Domain The domain is all the values of q that can be plugged into the function. sinq , q can be any angle cosq , q can be any angle tanq , 1 , 0, 1, 2,2n nq p ? ?? + = ? ?? ?? ? K cscq , , 0, 1, 2,n nq p? = ? ? K secq , 1 , 0, 1, 2,2n nq p
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