Trig functions Flashcards
Cosine
Adjacent/hypotenuse
Sine
Opposite/hypotenuse
Tangent
Opposite/adjacent
Sin/cos
Cosecant
Hypotenuse/opposite
Reciprocal of sine
Secant
Hypotenuse/adjacent
Reciprocal of cosine
Cotangent
Adjacent/opposite
Reciprocal of tangent
Sin0°
0
Cos0°
1
Tan0°
0
Sin30°
1/2
Reciprocal of csc30°, 2
(Cos60°)
Cos30°
√3/2
Tan30°
√3/3
Csc30°
2
Recip sin30, 1/2
Sec30°
2√3/3
Or 2/√3, the recip of cos30, √3/2
Cot30
√3
Recip tan30, √3/3
(tan60)
Sin45°
√2/2
Cos45°
Cos45°
√2/2
Sin45°
Tan45°
1
Csc45°
√2
Recip sin45
Sec45°
√2
Recip of cos45°
Cos60°
1/2
Sin30°
Cos90°
0
Sin60°
√3/2
Sin90°
1
Tan90°
– no value –
Cot0°
– no value –
Cot45°
1
Recip of tan45°, 1
Cot60°
√3/3
Recip tan60°, √3
Cot90°
0
Sec0°
1
Sec45°
√2
Recip cos45°, √2/2
Sec60°
2
Recip cos60°, 1/2
Sec90°
– no value –
Csc0°
– no value –
Csc30°
2
Recip sin60°, 1/2
Csc60°
2√3/3
Recip sin60°, √3/2