Trigonometry Class 11
Trigonometry Class 11
1. Notational convention
1. Radian measure = pi/180*degree measure
2. Degree measure = 180/pi*radian measure
For ex,
a. Converting 40degree20minutes to radian measure
40 1/3 =pi/180*121/3 =121/540 radian
b. Converting 6 radian to degree measure
6 radians = 180/pi*6 degree =343degree38minutes11seconds approx.
• sinx = 1cosecx
• cos x = 1secx
• tan x = 1cotx
• sin2 x + cos2 x = 1
• 1 + tan2x = sec2 x
• 1 + cot2 x = cosec2 x
Trigonometric ratios are defined for acute angles as the ratio of the sides of a right angled
triangle. The extension of trigonometric ratios to any angle in terms of radian measure (real
number) are called trigonometric function. The signs of trigonometric function in different
quadrants have been given in following table.
I II III IV
Sin x + + – –
Cos x + – – +
Tan x + – + –
Cosec x + + – –
Sec x + – – +
Cot x + – + –
Sine R [-1, 1]
Cos R [-1, 1]
Tan R – {(2n + 1) π2 : n ∈ Z R
Cot R – {nπ: n ∈ Z} R
• the value of the same function, if n is an even integer with the algebraic sign of the
function as per the quadrant in which angle lies.
• the corresponding co-function of θ, if n is an odd integer with the algebraic sign of the
function for the quadrant in which it lies, here sine and cosine, tan and cot, sec and
cosec are cofunctions of each other.
• sin(-θ) = – sinθ
An angle made up of the sum or difference of two or more angles is called compound angles.
The basic results in direction are called trigonometric identities as given below:
(i) sin (x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y
(ii) sin (x – y) = sin x cos y – cos x sin y
(iii) cos (x + y) = cos x cos y – sin x sin y
(iv) cos (x – y) = cos x cos y + sin x sin y
Transformation Formulae