TRIGONOMETRIC

FUNCTIONS
RIGHT TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY
It is based upon the ratios of the sides of right triangles.
The six trigonometric functions/ratios of a right triangle,
with an acute angle 𝜃, are defined by the ratios of two
sides of the triangle.
RIGHT TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY

𝜃
hypotenuse hypotenuse
opposite adjacent

𝜃
adjacent opposite
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
sin 𝜃 =
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒

𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
cos 𝜃 = Soh Cah Toa
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒

𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
tan 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
csc 𝜃 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
sin cosecant
ℎ𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
sec 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 cos secant
𝑎𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡
cot 𝜃 =
𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 tan cotangent
SINE FUNCTION
𝐵
4
sin 𝐴 =
5
4
3
sin 𝐵 =
5
𝐴 3 𝐶
COSINE FUNCTION
𝐵
3
cos 𝐴 =
5
4
4
cos 𝐵 =
5
𝐴 3 𝐶
TANGENT FUNCTION
𝐵
4
tan 𝐴 =
3
4
3
tan 𝐵 =
4
𝐴 3 𝐶
COSECANT FUNCTION
𝐵
5
csc 𝐴 =
4
4
5
csc 𝐵 =
3
𝐴 3 𝐶
SECANT FUNCTION
𝐵
5
sec 𝐴 =
3
4
5
sec 𝐵 =
4
𝐴 3 𝐶
COTANGENT FUNCTION
𝐵
3
co𝑡 𝐴 =
4
4
4
co𝑡 𝐵 =
3
𝐴 3 𝐶
Practice Time!
1. Find the six trigonometric functions of angle A of the given triangle.

6 6.5
sin 𝐴 = csc 𝐴 =
6.5 6

2.5 6.5
cos 𝐴 = sec 𝐴 =
6.5 2.5

6 2.5
tan 𝐴 = cot 𝐴 =
2.5 6
Practice Time!
2. Find the six trig. functions of the angle formed with respect to the Holy Cross.

764 907.63
sin 𝐻 = csc 𝐻 =
907.63 764

490 907.63
cos 𝐻 = sec 𝐻 =
907.63 490

764 490
tan 𝐻 = cot 𝐻 =
490 764