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"Believe it or not, trigonometry is easier than it looks! With the right help, you can breeze through your next trig class, test, or exam and be ready for your next math challenge. In Trigonometry For Dummies, you'll learn to understand the basics of sines, cosines, and tangents, graph functions, solve tough formulas, and even discover how to use trig outside the classroom in some cool and interesting ways"--

Make trigonometry as easy as 1-2-3

Believe it or not, trigonometry is easier than it looks! With the right help, you can breeze through your next trig class, test, or exam and be ready for your next math challenge. In Trigonometry For Dummies, you’ll learn to understand the basics of sines, cosines, and tangents, graph functions, solve tough formulas, and even discover how to use trig outside the classroom in some cool and interesting ways.

Ditch the confusing jargon and take a plain-English tour of one of the most useful disciplines in math. In this lifesaving guide, you’ll learn how to:

  • Graph trig functions, including sine, cosine, tangent, and cotangent functions
  • Understand inverse trig functions and solve trig equations
  • Relate triangles to circular functions and get a handle on basic identities

So, whether you’re looking for an easy-to-use study guide, to boost your math grade, or get a refresher on some basic trig concepts after a long absence from studying, Trigonometry For Dummies is your ticket to understanding the mathematical mysteries of the triangle.

Introduction 1(4)
About This Book
1(1)
Foolish Assumptions
2(1)
Icons Used in This Book
3(1)
Beyond the Book
3(1)
Where to Go from Here
4(1)
PART 1 GETTING STARTED WITH TRIGONOMETRY
5(84)
Chapter 1 Taking On Trig Technicalities
7(24)
Taking Trig for a Ride: What Trig Is
7(1)
Sizing up the basic figures
8(2)
Identifying angles and their names
10(2)
Taking on triangles and their angles
12(1)
Going outside the triangle
13(1)
Making a circle work from every angle
13(3)
Looking at angles in a circle
16(3)
Understanding Trig Speak
19(1)
Making the words fit the triangle
19(3)
Making triangles less radical
22(2)
Equating and Identifying
24(2)
Finding Trig Applications in the Basics
26(1)
Measuring fencing
26(1)
Ptolemy's Theorem
27(1)
Dealing with radicals
28(1)
Skateboarding
29(2)
Chapter 2 Cooperating with Cartesian Coordinates
31(20)
Starting Out Simple: Plotting Points
31(1)
Axes, axes, we all fall down
32(1)
Determining the origin of it all
32(1)
Plotting x versus y
32(1)
Cutting the graph into four parts
33(1)
From Here to There: Calculating Distances
34(1)
Counting on vertical and horizontal distances
34(1)
Another slant: Diagonal distances
35(2)
Using exact values or estimating distances
37(1)
Getting to the Center of It All
37(1)
Finding the midpoint of a line segment
38(1)
Locating the center of a circle
38(2)
Partitioning line segments further
40(2)
Pinpointing the center of a triangle
42(2)
Racing Down the Slope
44(1)
Slaloming slope formula
44(1)
Recognizing parallel and perpendicular lines
45(1)
Defining Circles with Numbers
46(1)
Centering circles at the origin
46(1)
Wandering centers
47(1)
Circling Around with Applications
47(1)
Spinning a wheel
47(2)
Containing the cattle
49(2)
Chapter 3 Finding Degrees in Triangles and Planes
51(12)
Angles, Angles Everywhere: Measuring in Degrees
51(1)
Slicing a coordinate plane
52(1)
Looking elsewhere for degree measures
52(4)
Graphing Angles in Standard Position
56(1)
Positioning initial and terminal sides
56(1)
Measuring by quadrants
56(1)
What's Your Angle? Labeling in Various Ways
57(1)
Using negative angle measures
57(1)
Comingling with coterminal angles
57(2)
Renaming angles: So many aliases
59(1)
Making Degrees Work for You
60(1)
Moon shining
60(1)
Games people play
61(2)
Chapter 4 Dishing Out the Pi: Radians
63(14)
What's in a Radian?
63(1)
Relating to a circle
64(1)
Converting degrees and radians
65(3)
Highlighting favorites
68(1)
Making a Clone of Arc
68(1)
Taking chunks out of circles
69(3)
Sweeping hands
72(2)
Going out and about
74(3)
Chapter 5 Tackling Right Triangles
77(12)
Sizing Up Right Triangles
77(1)
What's so right about them?
78(1)
The anatomy of a right triangle
78(2)
Demystifying the Pythagorean Theorem
80(1)
Hitting a Pythagorean triple
80(1)
Solving for a missing length
81(3)
In a League of Their Own: Special Right Triangles
84(1)
30-60-90 right triangles
84(1)
Isosceles right triangles
85(1)
Getting the Applications Right
86(1)
How tall is your house?
86(1)
Beachfront measure
87(2)
PART 2 TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
89(70)
Chapter 6 Describing Trig Functions
91(16)
Discovering How Trig Functions Work
92(1)
The name game: A right triangle's three sides
92(1)
The six ratios: Relating the three sides
92(1)
The sine function: Opposite over hypotenuse
93(1)
The cosine function: Adjacent over hypotenuse
94(1)
The tangent function: Opposite over adjacent
95(2)
All together, now: Using one function to solve for another
97(1)
Similar right triangles within a right triangle
97(1)
Taking It a Step Further: Reciprocal Functions
98(1)
The cosecant function: Sine flipped upside down
99(1)
The secant function: Cosine on its head
100(1)
The cotangent function: Tangent, tails side up
100(1)
Angling In on Your Favorites
101(1)
Identifying the most popular angles
101(1)
Determining the exact values of functions
102(3)
Building a Shorter Route
105(2)
Chapter 7 Relating Triangles to Circular Functions
107(16)
Getting Acquainted with the Unit Circle
108(1)
Placing points on the unit circle
108(3)
Finding a missing coordinate
111(1)
Sticking to rational coordinates
112(2)
Going Full Circle with the Angles
114(1)
Staying positive
114(1)
Being negative or multiplying your angles
115(1)
Locating and computing reference angles
116(3)
Navigating with Circular Measures
119(1)
Introducing the compass
119(1)
Cycling with a cyclic quadrilateral
120(3)
Chapter 8 Taking Trig Functions Global
123(16)
Defining Trig Functions for All Angles
123(1)
Putting reference angles to use
124(1)
Labeling the optimists and pessimists
124(1)
Combining all the rules
125(2)
Using Coordinates of Circles to Solve for Trig Functions
127(1)
Calculating with coordinates on the unit circle
128(1)
Calculating with coordinates on any circle at the origin
129(2)
Defining Domains and Ranges of Trig Functions
131(2)
Friendly functions: Sine and cosine
133(1)
Close cousins of their reciprocals: Cosecant and secant
133(1)
Brothers out on their own: Tangent and cotangent
134(1)
Applying the Trig Functions
135(1)
Flying around on a Ferris wheel
135(1)
Trying out some new trig functions
136(3)
Chapter 9 Applying Yourself to Trig Functions
139(20)
First Things First: Elevating and Depressing
139(2)
Measuring Tall Buildings with a Single Bound
141(1)
Rescuing a child from a burning building
141(2)
Determining the height of a tree
143(1)
Measuring the distance between buildings
144(1)
Measuring Slope
145(2)
The Sky's (Not) the Limit
147(1)
Spotting a balloon
148(2)
Tracking a rocket
150(1)
Measuring the view of satellite cameras
151(2)
Calculating Odd Shapes and Maneuvering Corners
153(1)
Finding the area of a triangular piece of land
153(2)
Using Heron's Formula
155(1)
Moving an object around a corner
155(4)
PART 3 IDENTITIES
159(72)
Chapter 10 Introducing Basic Identities
161(16)
Flipping Functions on Their Backs: Reciprocal Identities
162(1)
Function to Function: Ratio Identities
163(1)
Opposites Attract: Opposite-Angle Identities
164(3)
Revisiting the Classic Theorem: Pythagorean Identities
167(1)
The mother of all Pythagorean identities
168(1)
Extending to tangent and secant
169(1)
Finishing up with cotangent and cosecant
170(1)
Rearranging the Pythagorean identities
171(2)
Combining the Identities
173(1)
The many faces of sine
173(1)
Working out the versions
174(3)
Chapter 11 Operating on Identities
177(20)
Summing It Up
177(5)
Overcoming the Differences
182(3)
Doubling Your Money
185(1)
One plus one equals two sines
186(2)
Three's a crowd
188(2)
Halving Fun Yet?
190(1)
Explaining the ±
191(1)
Half a tangent is double the fun
191(1)
Using half-angle identities
192(2)
Comparing Exact Values and Estimations
194(3)
Chapter 12 Proving Identities: The Basics
197(16)
Lining Up the Players
198(1)
Picking Sides
199(4)
Working on Both Sides
203(2)
Going Back to Square One
205(1)
Changing to sines and cosines
206(3)
Factoring
209(1)
Using a little bit of both
210(3)
Chapter 13 Sleuthing Out Identity Solutions
213(18)
Fracturing Fractions
213(1)
Breaking up is hard to do
214(2)
Finding a common denominator
216(3)
Using Tricks of the Trig Trade
219(1)
Multiplying by a conjugate
219(2)
Squaring both sides
221(1)
Identifying with the Operations
222(1)
Adding it up
223(1)
What difference does it make?
224(2)
Multiplying your fun
226(1)
Halving fun, wish you were here
227(2)
Applying the Magic of Trigonometry
229(1)
Making some given information work
229(1)
Off on a tangent
229(2)
PART 4 EQUATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
231(70)
Chapter 14 Investigating Inverse Trig Functions
233(8)
Writing It Right
233(1)
Using the notation
234(1)
Distinguishing between the few and the many
235(2)
Determining Domain and Range of Inverse Trig Functions
237(1)
Inverse sine function
238(1)
Inverse cosine function
238(1)
Inverse tangent function
238(1)
Inverse cotangent function
238(1)
Inverse secant function
239(1)
Inverse cosecant function
239(1)
Summarizing domain and range
239(2)
Chapter 15 Making Inverse Trig Work for You
241(12)
Working with Inverses
241(2)
Getting Friendly with Your Calculator
243(1)
Changing the mode
244(1)
Interpreting notation on the calculator screen
244(3)
Multiplying the Input
247(1)
Solving Some Mixed Problems
248(2)
Finding an Unknown Angle
250(3)
Chapter 16 Solving Trig Equations
253(24)
Generating Simple Solutions
254(1)
Factoring In the Solutions
255(1)
Finding a greatest common factor
256(1)
Factoring quadratics
257(2)
Increasing the degrees in factoring
259(3)
Factoring by grouping
262(1)
Using the Quadratic Formula
263(1)
Incorporating Identities
264(4)
Finding Multiple-Angle Solutions
268(2)
Squaring Both Sides
270(2)
Multiplying Through
272(1)
Solving with a Graphing Calculator
273(4)
Chapter 17 Obeying the Laws and Applying Them
277(24)
Describing the Parts of Triangles
278(1)
Standardizing the parts
278(1)
Determining a triangle
278(2)
Following the Law of Sines
280(4)
Continuing with the Law of Cosines
284(1)
Defining the law of cosines
284(1)
Law of cosines for SAS
285(2)
Law of cosines for SSS
287(2)
Being ambiguous
289(4)
Finding the Areas of Triangles
293(1)
Finding area with base and height
294(1)
Finding area with three sides
295(2)
Finding area with SAS
297(1)
Finding area with ASA
298(3)
PART 5 THE GRAPHS OF TRIG FUNCTIONS
301(52)
Chapter 18 Graphing Sine and Cosine
303(16)
The ABCs of Graphing
303(1)
Waving at the Sine
304(1)
Describing amplitude and period
305(2)
Formalizing the sine equation
307(1)
Translating the sine
307(3)
Graphing Cosine
310(1)
Comparing cosine to sine
310(1)
Using properties to graph cosine
311(1)
Applying the Sines of the Times
311(1)
Sunning yourself
312(1)
Averaging temperature
313(1)
Taking your temperature
314(2)
Making a goal
316(1)
Theorizing with biorhythms
316(3)
Chapter 19 Graphing Tangent and Cotangent
319(8)
Checking Out Tangent
319(1)
Determining the period
320(1)
Assigning the asymptotes
320(1)
Fiddling with the tangent
321(3)
Confronting the Cotangent
324(3)
Chapter 20 Graphing Two More Trig Functions
327(12)
Seeing the Cosecant for What It Is
327(1)
Identifying the asymptotes
328(1)
Using the sine graph
328(1)
Varying the cosecant
329(2)
Unveiling the Secant
331(1)
Determining the asymptotes
331(1)
Sketching the graph of secant
332(1)
Fooling around with secant
333(2)
Laying Out the Inverse Functions
335(1)
Graphing inverse sine and cosine
335(1)
Taking on inverse tangent and cotangent
336(1)
Crafting inverse secant and cosecant
337(2)
Chapter 21 Topping Off Trig Graphs
339(14)
The Basics of Trig Equations
339(2)
Flipping over a horizontal line
341(1)
Interpreting the equation
341(1)
Graphing with the General Form
342(4)
Adding and Subtracting Functions
346(2)
Applying Yourself to the Task
348(1)
Measuring the tide
348(1)
Tracking the deer population
349(2)
Measuring the movement of an object on a spring
351(2)
PART 6 THE PART OF TENS
353(14)
Chapter 22 Ten Basic Identities ... Plus Some Bonuses
355(6)
Reciprocal Identities
355(1)
Reciprocating the sine
356(1)
Checking in with the cosine
356(1)
Off on a tangent with its reciprocal
356(1)
Ratio Identities
357(1)
Creating the ratio identity for tangent
357(1)
Making the cotangent a ratio identity
357(1)
Pythagorean Identity Plus
358(1)
Opposite-Angle Identities
358(1)
Multiple-Angle Identities
359(1)
Going multiple with sine
359(1)
Cosine cooperates
359(1)
Tangent keeps its fractional origin
359(2)
Chapter 23 Ten Not-So-Basic Identities
361(6)
Product-to-Sum Identities
361(2)
Sum-to-Product Identities
363(1)
Reduction Formula
364(1)
Mollweide's Equations
364(3)
Appendix: Graphs And Function Values 367(6)
Index 373
Mary Jane Sterling is the author of Algebra I For Dummies, Pre-Calculus Workbook For Dummies, Algebra II For Dummies, and oodles of other Dummies titles. She was a Professor of Mathematics at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, for more than 35 years, teaching algebra, business calculus, geometry, and finite mathematics.