Trigonometry - Symmetry of Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometry - Symmetry of Trigonometric Functions

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Express \(\sin \theta\), \(\cos \theta\) and \(\tan \theta\) for each of the following in terms of the ratios of its basic angles.

  1. \(\theta = 130^{\circ}\)
  1. \(\theta = \frac{13}{3} \pi\)
  1. \(\theta = 520^{\circ}\)
  1. \(\theta = -\frac{11}{5} \pi\)

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Answer:(i) \(\sin150^\circ=\sin50^\circ\), \(\cos150^\circ=-\cos50^\circ\), \(\tan150^\circ=-\tan50^\circ\) (ii) \(\sin560^\circ=-\sin20^\circ\), \(\cos560^\circ=-\cos20^\circ\), \(\tan560^\circ=\tan20^\circ\) (iii) \(\sin\frac{13\pi}{3}=\sin\frac{\pi}{3}\), \(\cos\frac{13\pi}{3}=\cos\frac{\pi}{3}\), \(\tan\frac{13\pi}{3}=\tan\frac{\pi}{3}\) (iv) \(\sin\left(-\frac{11\pi}{5}\right)=-\sin\frac{\pi}{5}\), \(\cos\left(-\frac{11\pi}{5}\right)=\cos\frac{\pi}{5}\), \(\tan\left(-\frac{11\pi}{5}\right)=-\tan\frac{\pi}{5}\)

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