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# 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 $1/v$.
| Base Identity | Inverse Identity | Alternate Identities | Alternate Inverse Identities |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| $$ sin\theta = y $$ | $$ csc\theta = \frac{1}{y} $$ | | $$ csc\theta = \frac{1}{sin\theta} $$ |
| $$ cos\theta = x $$ | $$ sec \theta = \frac{1}{x} $$ | | |
| $$ tan\theta = \frac{y}{x} $$ | $$ cot\theta = \frac{x}{y} $$ | $$ tan\theta = \frac{sin\theta}{cos\theta} $$ | <br>$$ cot\theta = \frac{1}{tan\theta} = \frac{cos\theta}{sin{\theta}} $$ |
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$$ cot \theta = \frac{x}{y} $$
$$ sec\theta = \frac{1}{cos\theta}$$
$$ csc\theta = \frac{1}{sin\theta}$$
# 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.
$$ sin^2 \theta + cos^2 \theta = 1 $$