Trigonometric Functions — Class 12 Maharashtra HSC Mathematics revision notes
A 7-page visual revision sheet for Trigonometric Functions, written for Class 12 Maharashtra HSC Mathematics. Formulas, diagrams and the traps that cost marks, laid out to be read the night before rather than the term before. Free, and it opens inside CapCompass.
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What this Trigonometric Functions sheet covers
Trigonometric Equations
Principal Solutions
the interval searched, one full revolution
worked: cosθ=1/2 has two principal solutions
General Solution
sinθ=sinα
cosθ=cosα
tanθ=tanα
General Solution of tan theta = 1
Zero and Squared Cases
sinθ=0
cosθ=0
tanθ=0
sin^2θ=sin^2α, cos^2θ=cos^2α, tan^2θ=tan^2α
Polar Co-ordinates
Polar to Cartesian, worked
polar (2,π/4) converts to
Cartesian (frac√22,frac-√22) has r=1, fourth quadrant, and converts to
Solution of Triangles
Sine Rule
in any triangle ABC, R is the circumradius
area, from two sides and the angle between them
Cosine Rule
solved for the side
solved for the angle
Area of a Triangle, Three Ways
two sides and the included angle
one side and the circumradius
all three sides, Heron's formula
Projection Rule
each side as the sum of the other two sides' projections onto it
the same pattern for the other two sides
Half Angle Formulas, an application
sinA/2
cosA/2
tanA/2
area, Heron's formula
Napier's analogy
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Principal Values
sin^-1x
cos^-1x
tan^-1x
cot^-1x
sec^-1x
cosec^-1x
Which Rule to Reach For
Sine Rule fits
Cosine Rule fits
Worked Principal Values
Co-function and Reciprocal Properties
co-function pairs sum to a right angle
reciprocal relation, needs |x|≥1
reciprocal relation for tan inverse, sign dependent
Negative Argument Properties
sin inverse, odd
tan inverse, odd
cosec inverse, odd
cos inverse, pi complement
sec inverse, pi complement
cot inverse, pi complement
Worked Principal Values, continued
Composition Identities
function then inverse, holds on the whole domain
inverse then function, needs y on the principal branch
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