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Trigonometry

Angles, the unit circle, identities and trig equations.

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Trigonometry is the geometry of the circle written as functions. Exact values from the unit circle, equations with infinitely many solutions, and the identities that make them tame.

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Party van hierdie lesse word uit oop tekste aangepas: OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, OpenStax Precalculus 2e, Wikipedia. Elke lesblad noem sy bron en lisensie.

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Why radians instead of degrees?

A radian is the angle whose arc equals the radius, so it is a pure ratio rather than an arbitrary 1/360 of a turn. With radians the derivative of sin x is exactly cos x; with degrees a factor of π/180 appears everywhere.

Why does sin x = 1/2 have infinitely many solutions?

Sine repeats every full turn, and within one turn it reaches 1/2 twice (at π/6 and 5π/6). Add any whole number of turns to either and it is still true.

How do I remember the exact values?

Two triangles: the 45-45-90 with sides 1, 1, √2 and the 30-60-90 with sides 1, √3, 2. Every value for 30°, 45° and 60° is a ratio of those sides; symmetry gives the rest of the circle.

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