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Trigonometric Functions

Function Abbreviation Sides Identities Parts
sine sin o/h sin θ = cos (π/2 - θ) = 1/csc θ Sides and angles
cosine cos a/h cos θ = sin (π/2 - θ) = 1/sec θ
tangent tan o/a tan θ = sin θ/cos θ = cot (π/2 - θ) = 1/cot θ
cotangent cot a/o cot θ = cos θ/sin θ = tan (π/2 - θ) = 1/tan θ
secant sec h/a sec θ = csc (π/2 - θ) = 1/cos θ
cosecant csc h/o csc θ = sec (π/2 - θ) = 1/sin θ

Special Values

Function 0 (0°) π/12 (15°) π/6 (30°) π/4 (45°) π/3 (60°) 5π/12 (75°) π/2 (90°)
sin 0 (√6 - √2)/4 1/2 √2/2 √3/2 (√6 + √2)/4 1
cos 1 (√6 + √2)/4 √3/2 √2/2 1/2 (√6 - √2)/4 0
tan 0 2 - √3 √3/3 1 √3 2 + √3
cot 2 + √3 √3 1 √3/3 2 - √3 0
sec 1 √6 - √2 2√3/3 √2 2 √6 + √2
csc √6 + √2 2 √2 2√3/3 √6 - √2 0