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Questions and Answers
What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle, and what unit can be used to measure them?
180 degrees, and angles can be measured in degrees, radians, or gradians.
What is the Pythagorean identity, and how is it used in trigonometry?
The Pythagorean identity is sin^2(A) + cos^2(A) = 1, and it is used to establish relationships between the sine and cosine of an angle.
What are the three basic trigonometric ratios, and how are they defined?
The three basic trigonometric ratios are sine, cosine, and tangent, and they are defined as sine = opposite side / hypotenuse, cosine = adjacent side / hypotenuse, and tangent = opposite side / adjacent side.
Study Notes
Angles and Triangles
- Trigonometry is the study of relationships between the sides and angles of triangles.
- Angles can be measured in degrees, radians, or gradians.
- A triangle has three angles, which always add up to 180 degrees.
Trigonometric Ratios
- The three basic trigonometric ratios are:
- Sine (sin): opposite side / hypotenuse
- Cosine (cos): adjacent side / hypotenuse
- Tangent (tan): opposite side / adjacent side
- These ratios can be used to find the lengths of sides and angles in a right-angled triangle.
Identities and Formulas
- Pythagorean identity: sin^2(A) + cos^2(A) = 1
- Sum and difference formulas:
- sin(A + B) = sin(A)cos(B) + cos(A)sin(B)
- cos(A + B) = cos(A)cos(B) - sin(A)sin(B)
- tan(A + B) = tan(A) + tan(B) - tan(A)tan(B)
- Double and half-angle formulas:
- sin(2A) = 2sin(A)cos(A)
- cos(2A) = cos^2(A) - sin^2(A)
- tan(2A) = 2tan(A) / (1 - tan^2(A))
Graphs and Properties
- Sine, cosine, and tangent functions have periodic graphs with different amplitudes and periods.
- The sine function has a maximum value of 1 and a minimum value of -1.
- The cosine function has a maximum value of 1 and a minimum value of -1.
- The tangent function has no maximum or minimum value.
Applications
- Trigonometry is used in:
- Navigation and surveying
- Physics and engineering
- Computer graphics and game development
- Medical imaging and analysis
- Music and acoustics
Angles and Triangles
- Trigonometry studies relationships between sides and angles of triangles.
- Angles can be measured in degrees, radians, or gradians.
- A triangle has three angles, adding up to 180 degrees.
Trigonometric Ratios
- Sine (sin) is the ratio of opposite side to hypotenuse.
- Cosine (cos) is the ratio of adjacent side to hypotenuse.
- Tangent (tan) is the ratio of opposite side to adjacent side.
- Trigonometric ratios help find lengths of sides and angles in right-angled triangles.
Identities and Formulas
- Pythagorean identity: sin^2(A) + cos^2(A) = 1.
- Sum and difference formulas: sin(A + B) = sin(A)cos(B) + cos(A)sin(B), cos(A + B) = cos(A)cos(B) - sin(A)sin(B), and tan(A + B) = tan(A) + tan(B) - tan(A)tan(B).
- Double and half-angle formulas: sin(2A) = 2sin(A)cos(A), cos(2A) = cos^2(A) - sin^2(A), and tan(2A) = 2tan(A) / (1 - tan^2(A)).
Graphs and Properties
- Sine, cosine, and tangent functions have periodic graphs with different amplitudes and periods.
- Sine function has a maximum value of 1 and a minimum value of -1.
- Cosine function has a maximum value of 1 and a minimum value of -1.
- Tangent function has no maximum or minimum value.
Applications
- Trigonometry is used in navigation and surveying.
- Trigonometry is used in physics and engineering.
- Trigonometry is used in computer graphics and game development.
- Trigonometry is used in medical imaging and analysis.
- Trigonometry is used in music and acoustics.
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Learn about the basics of trigonometry, including measuring angles and understanding trigonometric ratios such as sine, cosine, and tangent.
