Trigonometry (Continued)


   
 
Summary
  • Trigonometric equations
 
          -  sin q = 0 Þ q = np, n Î Z
 
       
 
          -  tan q = 0 Þ q = np, n Î Z
 
  • If a is some constant angle, then
          -    sin q = sin a Þ q = np + (-1)n a, n Î Z      
 
          -    cos q = cos a Þ q = 2np ± a, n Î Z
 
          -    tan q = tan a Þ q = np + a, n Î Z
 
  •  If a is some constant angle, then
          -    sin2 q = sin2 a Þ q = n p ± a, n Î Z
 
          -    cos2 q = cos2 a Þ q = n p ± a  , n Î Z    
 
          -    tan2 q = tan2 a Þ q = n p ± a , n Î Z       
 
Relation between sides and angles of a triangle
 
  •  If ABC is a triangle with sides a = BC, b = CA, c = AB, then
         
 
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          -    a = b cos C + c cos B
 
          -    b = c cos A + a cos C                       (Projection formula)
 
          -    c = a cos B + b cos A
 
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Definitions of inverse trigonometric functions
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
      
 
     
 
      
 
Some properties of inverse trigonometric functions
 
In the principle value branches, the following formulae holds:
 
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         -    sin-1 (sin x) = x
 
         -    cos-1 (cos x) = x
 
         -    tan-1 (tan x) = x
 
         -    cos-1 (cot x) = x
 
         -    sec-1 (secx) = x
 
         -    cosec-1 (cosecx) = x
 
         -     sin-1 (-x) = -sin-1 x
 
         -     cos-1 (-x) = p - cos-1 x
 
         -     tan-1 (-x) = -tan-1 x
 
         -     cot-1 (-x) = p -cot-1 x
 
         -     sec-1(-x) = p - sec-1 x
 
         -     cosec-1 (-x) = -cosec-1 x
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
       
 
      
 
      
 
     
 
      
 
     
 
 
     
   
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