GLOSSARY OF TRIGONOMETRY FORMULAE
1) sin θ = opposite side
hypotenuse
2) cos θ = adjacent side
hypotenuse
3) tan θ = opposite side
adjacent side
4) cosec θ = hypotenuse
opposite side
5) sec θ = hypotenuse
adjacent side
6) cot θ = adjacent side
opposite side
7) sin θ = 1
cosec θ
8) cosec θ = 1
sin θ
9) sin θ x cosec θ = 1
10) cos θ = 1
sec θ
11) sec θ = 1
cos θ
12) cos θ x sec θ = 1
13) tan θ = 1
cot θ
14) cot θ = 1
tan θ
15) tan θ x cot θ = 1
16) tan θ = sin θ
cos θ
17) cos θ = sin θ
tan θ
18) tan θ x cos θ = sin θ
19) cot θ = cos θ
sin θ
20) sin θ = cos θ
cot θ
21) cot θ x sin θ = cos θ
22) sin θ = cos (90 – θ)
23) cos θ = sin (90 – θ)
24) cosec θ = sec (90 – θ)
25) sec θ = cosec (90 – θ)
26) tan θ = cot (90 – θ)
27) cot θ = tan (90 – θ)
28) tan θ x tan (90 – θ) = 1
29) cot θ x cot (90 – θ) = 1
30) sin2 θ + cos2θ = 1
31) sin2 θ = 1 – cos2θ
32) cos2 θ = 1 – sin2θ
33) 1 + tan2 θ = sec2θ
34) tan2 θ = sec2θ – 1
35) sec2 θ – tan2θ = 1
36) 1 + cot2 θ = cosec2θ
37) cot2 θ = cosec2θ – 1
38) cosec2 θ – cot2θ = 1