# Trigonometric Identities All of the following only apply when the denominator is not equal to zero. $$ tan \theta = \frac{y}{x} $$ Because the following are inverses of their counterparts, you only need to remember the equivalents for $sin$, $cos$, and $tan$, then just find the inverse by taking $1/v$. | Identity | Inverse Identity | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | $$ sin\theta = y $$ | $$ csc\theta = \frac{1}{y} $$ | | $$ cos\theta = x $$ | $$ sec \theta = \frac{1}{x} $$ | | $$ tan\theta = \frac{sin\theta} | | $$ cot \theta = \frac{x}{y} $$ $$ sec\theta = \frac{1}{cos\theta}$$ $$ csc\theta = \frac{1}{sin\theta}$$ # Pythagorean Identities The Pythagorean identity expresses the Pythagorean theorem in terms of trigonometric functions. It's a basic relation between the sine and cosine functions. $$ sin^2 \theta + cos^2 \theta = 1 $$