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Precalculus Trigonometry

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Topic 1 Angle Measures & the Unit Circle
To convert degrees → radians: multiply by $\dfrac{\pi}{180}$
To convert radians → degrees: multiply by $\dfrac{180}{\pi}$
On the unit circle, a point is $(\cos\theta,\, \sin\theta)$
Example
Convert $135°$ to radians:
$135 \times \dfrac{\pi}{180} = \dfrac{3\pi}{4}$
★ Must-Memorize: Key Trig Values
Angle Radians sin cos tan
$0$$0$$1$$0$
30°$\dfrac{\pi}{6}$$\dfrac{1}{2}$$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$
45°$\dfrac{\pi}{4}$$\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$$\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}$$1$
60°$\dfrac{\pi}{3}$$\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$\dfrac{1}{2}$$\sqrt{3}$
90°$\dfrac{\pi}{2}$$1$$0$undef.
180°$\pi$$0$$-1$$0$
Topic 2 Trigonometric Identities
Pythagorean: $\sin^2\!\theta + \cos^2\!\theta = 1$
$\tan^2\!\theta + 1 = \sec^2\!\theta$ | $1 + \cot^2\!\theta = \csc^2\!\theta$
Reciprocal: $\sec\theta = \dfrac{1}{\cos\theta}$, $\csc\theta = \dfrac{1}{\sin\theta}$, $\cot\theta = \dfrac{1}{\tan\theta}$
Double Angle: $\sin 2\theta = 2\sin\theta\cos\theta$
$\cos 2\theta = \cos^2\!\theta - \sin^2\!\theta$
Sum/Difference:
$\cos(A\pm B) = \cos A\cos B \mp \sin A\sin B$
$\sin(A\pm B) = \sin A\cos B \pm \cos A\sin B$
Example
Given $\sin\theta = \tfrac{3}{5}$ in Q I, find $\cos\theta$:
$\cos\theta = \sqrt{1 - \sin^2\!\theta} = \sqrt{1 - \tfrac{9}{25}} = \sqrt{\tfrac{16}{25}} = \tfrac{4}{5}$
Topic 3 Graphing Trig Functions
General form: $y = A\sin(Bx - C) + D$ or $y = A\cos(Bx - C) + D$
Amplitude $= |A|$
Period (sin/cos) $= \dfrac{2\pi}{|B|}$ ; Period (tan) $= \dfrac{\pi}{|B|}$
Phase shift $= \dfrac{C}{B}$ (right if $C>0$)
Vertical shift $= D$ (midline $y = D$)
Example
For $y = 2\sin(3x)$: Amplitude $= 2$, Period $= \dfrac{2\pi}{3}$
Topic 4 Triangles, Law of Cosines & Area
Law of Cosines: $c^2 = a^2 + b^2 - 2ab\cos C$
Area: $\text{Area} = \dfrac{1}{2}ab\sin C$
Inverse trig: $\arcsin\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}\right) = \dfrac{\pi}{6}$, $\arctan(1) = \dfrac{\pi}{4}$
Reference angle: Q2 → $180°-\theta$, Q3 → $\theta-180°$, Q4 → $360°-\theta$
Example
Triangle with $a=5$, $b=7$, $C=60°$:
$c^2 = 25 + 49 - 2(5)(7)(0.5) = 74 - 35 = 39$, so $c = \sqrt{39}$
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