We have certain formulas to find the values of the trig functions using the sides of a right-angled triangle. To write these formulas, we use the abbreviated form of these functions. Sine is written as sin, cosine is written as cos, tangent is denoted by tan, secant is denoted by sec, cosecant is abbreviated as cosec, and cotangent is abbreviated as cot. The basic formulas to find the trigonometric functions are as follows:
- sin θ = Perpendicular/Hypotenuse
- cos θ = Base/Hypotenuse
- tan θ = Perpendicular/Base
- sec θ = Hypotenuse/Base
- cosec θ = Hypotenuse/Perpendicular
- cot θ = Base/Perpendicular
As we can observe from the above-given formulas, sine and cosecant are reciprocals of each other. Similarly, the reciprocal pairs are cosine and secant, and tangent and cotangent.
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