The Unit Circle: Angles, Coordinates and Trig Values
The unit circle explained: why the coordinates are cos and sin, every special angle in degrees and radians, tangent on the unit circle, and memory tricks.
The unit circle explained: why the coordinates are cos and sin, every special angle in degrees and radians, tangent on the unit circle, and memory tricks.
The six trig functions with SOH-CAH-TOA and the unit circle, a table of exact values (sin 30, cos 180, sec 45), graphs, period and amplitude.
Every trig identity you need: Pythagorean, reciprocal, sum and difference, double angle and half angle formulas, with proofs and worked examples.
The 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 special right triangles: side ratios, where they come from, how to find missing sides, exact trig values and practice problems.
What precalculus covers (functions, polynomials, exponentials, logs, trig, sequences), how hard it is, and a study plan with free guides and calculators.
The law of sines and law of cosines: formulas, how to choose (SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, SSA), the ambiguous case, proofs, triangle area and examples.
Arcsin, arccos and arctan explained: domains and ranges, how to evaluate them, graphs, derivatives, and the integrals that give inverse trig answers.
The derivative of sin x is cos x. See the limit proof, chain rule examples like sin(3x) and sin²x, and the table of all six trig derivatives.
Convert degrees to radians (multiply by π/180) and radians to degrees (multiply by 180/π), with a full chart, unit circle radians and examples.
A free online scientific calculator with trig in degrees or radians, logs, powers, roots, factorials and scientific notation, plus how to use every key.