Saturday, January 24, 2015

Right Triangle Trigonometry Definitions

Given triangle ABC,
There are six possible side ratios named: Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Cosecant, Secant, and Cotangent.
The Pythagorean theorem applies,
Special 30-60-90 triangle:
Special 45-45-90 triangle:
Special Trig Function Values:
Pythagorean triples (primitives) with c ≤ 100:
Note: (6, 8, 10) is not a primitive because it is a multiple of (3, 4, 5).

Trigonometric functions of special angles in classic table form: