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Section 1.4

Trigonometric Functions and their Inverses

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Key rules

  • Degrees to radians: multiply by π180\frac{\pi}{180}. Radians to degrees: multiply by 180π\frac{180}{\pi}. Arc length s=rθs = r\theta (θ\theta in radians; clockwise angles are negative).
  • Reference angle gives the value, and the quadrant gives the sign: Q I all positive, Q II only sin⁡,csc⁡\sin, \csc, Q III only tan⁡,cot⁡\tan, \cot, Q IV only cos⁡,sec⁡\cos, \sec.
  • If P(x,y)P(x, y) is on the terminal side, r=x2+y2r = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}, sin⁡θ=yr\sin\theta = \frac{y}{r}, cos⁡θ=xr\cos\theta = \frac{x}{r}, tan⁡θ=yx\tan\theta = \frac{y}{x}.
  • Identities: sin⁡2θ+cos⁡2θ=1\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1, 1+tan⁡2θ=sec⁡2θ1 + \tan^2\theta = \sec^2\theta, 1+cot⁡2θ=csc⁡2θ1 + \cot^2\theta = \csc^2\theta; cofunctions sin⁡θ=cos⁡(90∘−θ)\sin\theta = \cos(90^\circ - \theta); even/odd: cos⁡(−θ)=cos⁡θ\cos(-\theta) = \cos\theta, sin⁡(−θ)=−sin⁡θ\sin(-\theta) = -\sin\theta, tan⁡(−θ)=−tan⁡θ\tan(-\theta) = -\tan\theta.
  • Sum and double angle: sin⁡(A±B)=sin⁡Acos⁡B±cos⁡Asin⁡B\sin(A \pm B) = \sin A\cos B \pm \cos A\sin B, cos⁡(A±B)=cos⁡Acos⁡B∓sin⁡Asin⁡B\cos(A \pm B) = \cos A\cos B \mp \sin A\sin B, sin⁡2θ=2sin⁡θcos⁡θ\sin 2\theta = 2\sin\theta\cos\theta, cos⁡2θ=2cos⁡2θ−1\cos 2\theta = 2\cos^2\theta - 1.
  • Ranges: sin⁡−1x∈[−π2,π2]\sin^{-1}x \in [-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}], cos⁡−1x∈[0,π]\cos^{-1}x \in [0, \pi], tan⁡−1x∈(−π2,π2)\tan^{-1}x \in (-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}). So cos⁡−1(cos⁡θ)=θ\cos^{-1}(\cos\theta) = \theta only when θ∈[0,π]\theta \in [0, \pi].

Visual guide

Unit circle with the points for 0, π/6, π/4, π/3, π/2, π and 3π/2: (1, 0), (√3/2, 1/2), (√2/2, √2/2), (1/2, √3/2), (0, 1), (−1, 0) and (0, −1). Quadrant signs: Q I all positive, Q II sin, Q III tan, Q IV cos.AQ I: all positiveSQ II: sin, csc positiveTQ III: tan, cot positiveCQ IV: cos, sec positive(1, 0)0(√3/2, 1/2)π/6(√2/2, √2/2)π/4(1/2, √3/2)π/3(0, 1)π/2(−1, 0)π(0, −1)3π/2
The unit circle. Each point is (cos θ, sin θ). The letters A, S, T, C show which functions are positive in each quadrant.
One period of y = sin x from 0 to 2π, with key points (0, 0), (π/2, 1), (π, 0), (3π/2, −1) and (2π, 0).y = sin xπ/2π3π/22π1−1(π/2, 1)(3π/2, −1)One period of y = cos x from 0 to 2π, with key points (0, 1), (π/2, 0), (π, −1), (3π/2, 0) and (2π, 1).y = cos xπ/2π3π/22π1−1(0, 1)(π, −1)(2π, 1)
One period of y = sin x and y = cos x. The key points match the exact values on the unit circle, for example sin(π/2) = 1 and cos(π) = −1.

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