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Basis of trigonometry: if two right triangles have equal acute angles, they are similar, so their side lengths are proportional. Proportionality constants are written within the image: sin θ, cos θ, tan θ, where θ is the common measure of five acute angles.
In mathematics, the trigonometric functions (also called circular functions, angle functions or goniometric functions[1][2]) are functions of an angle. They relate the angles of a triangle to the lengths of its sides. Trigonometric functions are important in the study of triangles and modeling periodic phenomena, among many other applications.
The most familiar trigonometric functions are the sine, cosine, and tangent. In the context of the standard unit circle (a circle with radius 1 unit), where a triangle is formed by a ray starting at the origin and making some angle with the x-axis, the sine of the angle gives the y-component (the opposite to the angle or the rise) of the triangle, the cosine gives the x-component (the adjacent of the angle or the run), and the tangent function gives the slope (y-component divided by the x-component). For angles less than a right angle, trigonometric functions are commonly defined as ratios of two sides of a right triangle containing the angle, and their values can be found in the lengths of various line segments around a unit circle. Modern definitions express trigonometric functions as infinite series or as solutions of certain differential equations, allowing the extension of the arguments to the whole number line and to the complex numbers.
Trigonometric functions have a wide range of uses including computing unknown lengths and angles in triangles (often right triangles). In this use, trigonometric functions are used, for instance, in navigation, engineering, and physics. A common use in elementary physics is resolving a vector into Cartesian coordinates. The sine and cosine functions are also commonly used to model periodic function phenomena such as sound and light waves, the position and velocity of harmonic oscillators, sunlight intensity and day length, and average temperature variations through the year.
In modern usage, there are six basic trigonometric functions, tabulated here with equations that relate them to one another. Especially with the last four, these relations are often taken as the definitions of those functions, but one can define them equally well geometrically, or by other means, and then derive these relations.
Contents
1 Right-angled triangle definitions
1.1 Sine, cosine, and tangent
1.2 Secant, cosecant, and cotangent
1.3 Mnemonics
2 Unit-circle definitions
3 Algebraic values
3.1 Explicit values
4 Series definitions
4.1 Relationship to exponential function and complex numbers
4.1.1 Complex graphs
5 Definitions via differential equations
5.1 The significance of radians
6 Identities
6.1 Calculus
6.2 Definitions using functional equations
7 Computation
7.1 Special values in trigonometric functions
8 Inverse functions
8.1 Connection to the inner product
9 Properties and applications
9.1 Law of sines
9.2 Law of cosines
9.3 Law of tangents
9.4 Law of cotangents
9.5 Periodic functions
10 History
11 Etymology
12 See also
13 Notes
14 References
15 External links
Right-angled triangle definitions[edit]
Top: Trigonometric function sin θ for selected angles θ, π − θ, π + θ, and 2π − θ in the four quadrants.
Bottom: Graph of sine function versus angle. Angles from the top panel are identified.
Plot of the six trigonometric functions and the unit circle for an angle of 0.7 radians.
The notion that there should be some standard correspondence between the lengths of the sides of a triangle and the angles of the triangle comes as soon as one recognizes that similar triangles maintain the same ratios between their sides. That is, for any similar triangle the ratio of the hypotenuse (for example) and another of the sides remains the same. If the hypotenuse is twice as long, so are the sides. It is these ratios that the trigonometric functions express.
To define the trigonometric functions for the angle A, start with any right triangle that contains the angle A. The three sides of the triangle are named as follows:
The hypotenuse is the side opposite the right angle, in this case side h. The hypotenuse is always the longest side of a right-angled triangle.
The opposite side is the side opposite to the angle we are interested in (angle A), in this case side a.
The adjacent side is the side having both the angles of interest (angle A and right-angle C), in this case side b.
In ordinary Euclidean geometry, according to the triangle postulate, the inside angles of every triangle total 180° (π radians). Therefore, in a right-angled triangle, the two non-right angles total 90° (π/2 radians), so each of these angles must be in the range of (0, π/2) as expressed in interval notation. The following definitions apply to angles in this (0, π/2) range. They can be extended to the full set of real arguments by using the unit circle, or by requiring certain symmetries and that they be periodic functions. For example, the figure shows sin(θ) for angles θ, π − θ, π + θ, and 2π − θ depicted on the unit circle (top) and as a graph (bottom). The value of the sine repeats itself apart from sign in all four quadrants, and if the range of θ is extended to additional rotations, this behavior repeats periodically with a period 2π.
The trigonometric functions are summarized in the following table and described in more detail below. The angle θ is the angle between the hypotenuse and the adjacent line – the angle at A in the accompanying diagram.
Function
Abbreviation
Description
Identities (using radians)
sine
sin opposite/hypotenuse sin  θ = cos  ( π 2 − θ ) = 1 csc  θ {\displaystyle \sin \theta =\cos \left({\frac {\pi }{2}}-\theta \right)={\frac {1}{\csc \theta }}}
cosine
cos adjacent/hypotenuse cos  θ = sin  ( π 2 − θ ) = 1 sec  θ {\displaystyle \cos \theta =\sin \left({\frac {\pi }{2}}-\theta \right)={\frac {1}{\sec \theta }}\,}
tangent
tan (or tg) opposite/adjacent tan  θ = sin  θ cos  θ = cot  ( π 2 − θ ) = 1 cot  θ {\displaystyle \tan \theta ={\frac {\sin \theta }{\cos \theta }}=\cot \left({\frac {\pi }{2}}-\theta \right)={\frac {1}{\cot \theta }}}
cotangent
cot (or cotan or cotg or ctg or ctn) adjacent/opposite cot  θ = cos  θ sin  θ = tan  ( π 2 − θ ) = 1 tan  θ {\displaystyle \cot \theta ={\frac {\cos \theta }{\sin \theta }}=\tan \left({\frac {\pi }{2}}-\theta \right)={\frac {1}{\tan \theta }}}
secant
sec hypotenuse/adjacent sec  θ = csc  ( π 2 − θ ) = 1 cos  θ {\displaystyle \sec \theta =\csc \left({\frac {\pi }{2}}-\theta \right)={\frac {1}{\cos \theta }}}
cosecant
csc (or cosec) hypotenuse/opposite csc  θ = sec  ( π 2 − θ ) = 1 sin  θ {\displaystyle \csc \theta =\sec \left({\frac {\pi }{2}}-\theta \right)={\frac {1}{\sin \theta }}}
Sine, cosine, and tangent[edit]
The sine of an angle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the hypotenuse. The word comes from the Latin sinus for gulf or bay,[3] since, given a unit circle, it is the side of the triangle on which the angle opens. In our case:
sin  A = opposite hypotenuse {\displaystyle \sin A={\frac {\textrm {opposite}}{\textrm {hypotenuse}}}}
An illustration of the relationship between sine and its out-of-phase complement, cosine. Cosine is identical, but π/2 radians out of phase to the left; so cos A = sin(A + π/2).
The cosine (sine complement, Latin: cosinus, sinus complementi) of an angle is the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the hypotenuse, so called because it is the sine of the complementary or co-angle, the other non-right angle.[4] Because the angle sum of a triangle is π radians, the co-angle B is equal to π/2 − A; so cos A = sin B = sin(π/2 − A). In our case:
cos  A = adjacent hypotenuse {\displaystyle \cos A={\frac {\textrm {adjacent}}{\textrm {hypotenuse}}}}
The tangent of an angle is the ratio of the length of the opposite side to the length of the adjacent side, so called because it can be represented as a line segment tangent to the circle, i.e. the line that touches the circle, from Latin linea tangens or touching line (cf. tangere, to touch).[5] In our case:
tan  A = opposite adjacent {\displaystyle \tan A={\frac {\textrm {opposite}}{\textrm {adjacent}}}}
Tangent may also be represented in terms of sine and cosine. That is:
tan  A = sin  A cos  A = opposite hypotenuse adjacent hypotenuse = opposite adjacent {\displaystyle \tan A={\frac {\sin A}{\cos A}}={\frac {\frac {\textrm {opposite}}{\textrm {hypotenuse}}}{\frac {\textrm {adjacent}}{\textrm {hypotenuse}}}}={\frac {\textrm {opposite}}{\textrm {adjacent}}}}
These ratios do not depend on the size of the particular right triangle chosen, as long as the focus angle is equal, since all such triangles are similar.
The acronyms "SOH-CAH-TOA" ("soak-a-toe", "sock-a-toa", "so-kah-toa") and "OHSAHCOAT" are commonly used trigonometric mnemonics for these ratios.
Secant, cosecant, and cotangent[edit]
The remaining three functions are best defined using the three functions above and can be considered their reciprocals.
The secant of an angle is the reciprocal of its cosine, that is, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the adjacent side, so called because it represents the secant line that cuts the circle (from Latin: secare, to cut):[6]
sec  A = 1 cos  A = hypotenuse adjacent = h b . {\displaystyle \sec A={\frac {1}{\cos A}}={\frac {\textrm {hypotenuse}}{\textrm {adjacent}}}={\frac {h}{b}}.}
The cosecant (secant complement, Latin: cosecans, secans complementi) of an angle is the reciprocal of its sine, that is, the ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the opposite side, so called because it is the secant of the complementary or co-angle:
csc  A = 1 sin  A = hypotenuse opposite = h a . {\displaystyle \csc A={\frac {1}{\sin A}}={\frac {\textrm {hypotenuse}}{\textrm {opposite}}}={\frac {h}{a}}.}
The cotangent (tangent complement, Latin: cotangens, tangens complementi) of an angle is the reciprocal of its tangent, that is, the ratio of the length of the adjacent side to the length of the opposite side, so called because it is the tangent of the complementary or co-angle:
cot  A = 1 tan  A = adjacent opposite = b a . {\displaystyle \cot A={\frac {1}{\tan A}}={\frac {\textrm {adjacent}}{\textrm {opposite}}}={\frac {b}{a}}.}
Mnemonics[edit]
Equivalent to the right-triangle definitions, the trigonometric functions can also be defined in terms of the rise, run, and slope of a line segment relative to horizontal. The slope is commonly taught as "rise over run" or rise/run. The three main trigonometric functions are commonly taught in the order sine, cosine and tangent. With a line segment length of 1 (as in a unit circle), the following mnemonic devices show the correspondence of definitions:
"Sine is first, rise is first" meaning that Sine takes the angle of the line segment and tells its vertical rise when the length of the line is 1.
"Cosine is second, run is second" meaning that Cosine takes the angle of the line segment and tells its horizontal run when the length of the line is 1.
"Tangent combines the rise and run" meaning that Tangent takes the angle of the line segment and tells its slope, or alternatively, tells the vertical rise when the line segment's horizontal run is 1.
This shows the main use of tangent and arctangent: converting between the two ways of telling the slant of a line, i.e. angles and slopes. (The arctangent or "inverse tangent" is not to be confused with the cotangent, which is cosine divided by sine.)
While the length of the line segment makes no difference for the slope (the slope does not depend on the length of the slanted line), it does affect rise and run. To adjust and find the actual rise and run when the line does not have a length of 1, just multiply the sine and cosine by the line length. For instance, if the line segment has length 5, the run at an angle of 7° is 5cos(7°).
Unit-circle definitions[edit]
In this illustration, the six trigonometric functions of an arbitrary angle θ are represented as Cartesian coordinates of points related to the unit circle. The ordinates of A, B and D are sin θ, tan θ and csc θ, respectively, while the abscissas of A, C and E are cos θ, cot θ and sec θ, respectively.
Signs of trigonometric functions in each quadrant. The mnemonic "all science teachers (are) crazy" lists the functions which are positive from quadrants I to IV.[7] This is a variation on the mnemonic "All Students Take Calculus".
The six trigonometric functions can be defined as coordinate values of points on the Euclidean plane that are related to the unit circle, which is the circle of radius one centered at the origin O of this coordinate system. While right-angled triangle definitions permit the definition of the trigonometric functions for angles between 0 and π 2 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {\pi }{2}}} radian (90°), the unit circle definitions allow to extend the domain of the trigonometric functions to all positive and negative real numbers.
Rotating a ray from the direction of the positive half of the x-axis by an angle θ (counterclockwise for θ > 0 , {\displaystyle \theta >0,} and clockwise for θ < 0 {\displaystyle \theta <0} ) yields intersection points of this ray (see the figure) with the unit circle: A = ( x A , y A ) {\displaystyle \mathrm {A} =(x_{\mathrm {A} },y_{\mathrm {A} })} , and, by extending the ray to a line if necessary, with the line “ x = 1 ” : B = ( x B , y B ) , {\displaystyle {\text{“}}x=1{\text{”}}:\;\mathrm {B} =(x_{\mathrm {B} },y_{\mathrm {B} }),} and with the line “ y = 1 ” : C = ( x C , y C ) . {\displaystyle {\text{“}}y=1{\text{”}}:\;\mathrm {C} =(x_{\mathrm {C} },y_{\mathrm {C} }).} The tangent line to the unit circle in point A, which is orthogonal to this ray, intersects the y- and x-axis in points D = ( 0 , y D ) {\displaystyle \mathrm {D} =(0,y_{\mathrm {D} })} and E = ( x E , 0 ) {\displaystyle \mathrm {E} =(x_{\mathrm {E} },0)} . The coordinate values of these points give all the existing values of the trigonometric functions for arbitrary real values of θ in the following manner.
The trigonometric functions cos and sin are defined, respectively, as the x- and y-coordinate values of point A, i.e.,
cos  ( θ ) = x A {\displaystyle \cos(\theta )=x_{\mathrm {A} }\quad } and sin  ( θ ) = y A . {\displaystyle \quad \sin(\theta )=y_{\mathrm {A} }.} [8]
In the range 0 ≤ θ ≤ π / 2 {\displaystyle 0\leq \theta \leq \pi /2} this definition coincides with the right-angled triangle definition by taking the right-angled triangle to have the unit radius OA as hypotenuse, and since for all points P = ( x , y ) {\displaystyle \mathrm {P} =(x,y)} on the unit circle the equation x 2 + y 2 = 1 {\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=1} holds, this definition of cosine and sine also satisfies the Pythagorean identity
cos 2  θ + sin 2  θ = 1. {\displaystyle \cos ^{2}\theta +\sin ^{2}\theta =1.}
The other trigonometric functions can be found along the unit circle as
tan  ( θ ) = y B {\displaystyle \tan(\theta )=y_{\mathrm {B} }\quad } and cot  ( θ ) = x C , {\displaystyle \quad \cot(\theta )=x_{\mathrm {C} },}
csc  ( θ ) = y D {\displaystyle \csc(\theta )\ =y_{\mathrm {D} }\quad } and sec  ( θ ) = x E . {\displaystyle \quad \sec(\theta )=x_{\mathrm {E} }.}
By applying the Pythagorean identity and geometric proof methods, these definitions can readily be shown to coincide with the definitions of tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant in terms of sine and cosine, that is
tan  θ = sin  θ cos  θ , cot  θ = cos  θ sin  θ , sec  θ = 1 cos  θ , csc  θ = 1 sin  θ . {\displaystyle \tan \theta ={\frac {\sin \theta }{\cos \theta }},\quad \cot \theta ={\frac {\cos \theta }{\sin \theta }},\quad \sec \theta ={\frac {1}{\cos \theta }},\quad \csc \theta ={\frac {1}{\sin \theta }}.}
Trigonometric functions: Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Cosecant (dotted), Secant (dotted), Cotangent (dotted)
As a rotation of an angle of ± 2 π {\displaystyle \pm 2\pi } does not change the position or size of a shape, the points A, B, C, D, and E are the same for two angles whose difference is an integer multiple of 2 π {\displaystyle 2\pi } . Thus trigonometric functions are periodic functions with period 2 π {\displaystyle 2\pi } . That is, the equalities
sin  θ = sin  ( θ + 2 k π ) {\displaystyle \sin \theta =\sin \left(\theta +2k\pi \right)\quad } and cos  θ = cos  ( θ + 2 k π ) {\displaystyle \quad \cos \theta =\cos \left(\theta +2k\pi \right)}
hold for any angle θ and any integer k. The same is true for the four other trigonometric functions. Observing the sign and the monotonicity of the functions sine, cosine, cosecant, and secant in the four quadrants, shows that 2π is the smallest value for which they are periodic, i.e., 2π is the fundamental period of these functions. However, already after a rotation by an angle π {\displaystyle \pi } the points B and C return to their original position, so that the tangent function and the cotangent function have a fundamental period of π. That is, the equalities
tan  θ = tan  ( θ + k π ) {\displaystyle \tan \theta =\tan(\theta +k\pi )\quad } and cot  θ = cot  ( θ + k π ) {\displaystyle \quad \cot \theta =\cot(\theta +k\pi )}
hold for any angle θ and any integer k.
Algebraic values[edit]
The unit circle, with some points labeled with their cosine and sine (in this order), and the corresponding angles in radians and degrees.
The algebraic expressions for sin(0°), sin(30°), sin(45°), sin(60°) and sin(90°) are
0 , 1 2 , 2 2 , 3 2 , 1 , {\displaystyle 0,\quad {\frac {1}{2}},\quad {\frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}},\quad {\frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}},\quad 1,\,\!}
respectively. Writing the numerators as square roots of consecutive natural numbers ( 0 2 , 1 2 , 2 2 , 3 2 , 4 2 {\displaystyle {\tfrac {\sqrt {0}}{2}},{\tfrac {\sqrt {1}}{2}},{\tfrac {\sqrt {2}}{2}},{\tfrac {\sqrt {3}}{2}},{\tfrac {\sqrt {4}}{2}}} ) provides an easy way to remember the values.[9] Such simple expressions generally do not exist for other angles which are rational multiples of a straight angle.
For an angle which, measured in degrees, is a multiple of three, the sine and the cosine may be expressed in terms of square roots, as shown below. These values of the sine and the cosine may thus be constructed by ruler and compass.
For an angle of an integer number of degrees, the sine and the cosine may be expressed in terms of square roots and the cube root of a non-real complex number. Galois theory allows proof that, if the angle is not a multiple of 3°, non-real cube roots are unavoidable.
For an angle which, measured in degrees, is a rational number, the sine and the cosine are algebraic numbers, which may be expressed in terms of nth roots. This results from the fact that the Galois groups of the cyclotomic polynomials are cyclic.
For an angle which, measured in degrees, is not a rational number, then either the angle or both the sine and the cosine are transcendental numbers. This is a corollary of Baker's theorem, proved in 1966.
Explicit values[edit]
Main article: Trigonometric constants expressed in real radicals
Algebraic expressions for 15°, 18°, 36°, 54°, 72° and 75° are as follows:
sin  15 ∘ = cos  75 ∘ = 6 − 2 4 {\displaystyle \sin 15^{\circ }=\cos 75^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {6}}-{\sqrt {2}}}{4}}\,\!}
sin  18 ∘ = cos  72 ∘ = 5 − 1 4 {\displaystyle \sin 18^{\circ }=\cos 72^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {5}}-1}{4}}}
sin  36 ∘ = cos  54 ∘ = 10 − 2 5 4 {\displaystyle \sin 36^{\circ }=\cos 54^{\circ }={\frac {\sqrt {10-2{\sqrt {5}}}}{4}}}
sin  54 ∘ = cos  36 ∘ = 5 + 1 4 {\displaystyle \sin 54^{\circ }=\cos 36^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {5}}+1}{4}}\,\!}
sin  72 ∘ = cos  18 ∘ = 10 + 2 5 4 {\displaystyle \sin 72^{\circ }=\cos 18^{\circ }={\frac {\sqrt {10+2{\sqrt {5}}}}{4}}}
sin  75 ∘ = cos  15 ∘ = 6 + 2 4 . {\displaystyle \sin 75^{\circ }=\cos 15^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {6}}+{\sqrt {2}}}{4}}.\,}
From these, the algebraic expressions for all multiples of 3° can be computed. For example:
sin  3 ∘ = cos  87 ∘ = 2 ( 1 − 3 ) 5 + 5 + ( 1 + 3 ) ( 10 − 2 ) 16 {\displaystyle \sin 3^{\circ }=\cos 87^{\circ }={\frac {2\left(1-{\sqrt {3}}\right){\sqrt {5+{\sqrt {5}}}}+\left(1+{\sqrt {3}}\right)\left({\sqrt {10}}-{\sqrt {2}}\right)}{16}}\,\!}
sin  6 ∘ = cos  84 ∘ = 30 − 6 5 − 5 − 1 8 {\displaystyle \sin 6^{\circ }=\cos 84^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {30-6{\sqrt {5}}}}-{\sqrt {5}}-1}{8}}\,\!}
sin  9 ∘ = cos  81 ∘ = 10 + 2 − 2 5 − 5 8 {\displaystyle \sin 9^{\circ }=\cos 81^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {10}}+{\sqrt {2}}-2{\sqrt {5-{\sqrt {5}}}}}{8}}\,\!}
sin  84 ∘ = cos  6 ∘ = 10 − 2 5 + 3 + 15 8 {\displaystyle \sin 84^{\circ }=\cos 6^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt {10-2{\sqrt {5}}}}+{\sqrt {3}}+{\sqrt {15}}}{8}}}
sin  87 ∘ = cos  3 ∘ = 2 ( 1 + 3 ) 5 + 5 − ( 1 − 3 ) ( 10 − 2 ) 16 . {\displaystyle \sin 87^{\circ }=\cos 3^{\circ }={\frac {2\left(1+{\sqrt {3}}\right){\sqrt {5+{\sqrt {5}}}}-\left(1-{\sqrt {3}}\right)\left({\sqrt {10}}-{\sqrt {2}}\right)}{16}}.}
Algebraic expressions can be deduced for other angles of an integer number of degrees, for example,
sin  1 ∘ = z 3 − 1 z 3 2 i , {\displaystyle \sin 1^{\circ }={\frac {{\sqrt[{3}]{z}}-{\dfrac {1}{\sqrt[{3}]{z}}}}{2i}},}
where z = a + ib, and a and b are the above algebraic expressions for, respectively, cos 3° and sin 3°, and the principal cube root (that is, the cube root with the largest real part) is to be taken.
Series definitions[edit]
The sine function (blue) is closely approximated by its Taylor polynomial of degree 7 (pink) for a full cycle centered on the origin.
Animation for the approximation of cosine via Taylor polynomials.
cos  ( x ) {\displaystyle \cos(x)} together with the first Taylor polynomials p n ( x ) = ∑ k = 0 n ( − 1 ) k x 2 k ( 2 k ) ! {\displaystyle p_{n}(x)=\sum _{k=0}^{n}(-1)^{k}{\frac {x^{2k}}{(2k)!}}}
Trigonometric functions are analytic functions. Using only geometry and properties of limits, it can be shown that the derivative of sine is cosine and the derivative of cosine is the negative of sine. One can then use the theory of Taylor series to show that the following identities hold for all real numbers x.[10] Here, and generally in calculus, all angles are measured in radians.
sin  x = x − x 3 3 ! + x 5 5 ! − x 7 7 ! + ⋯ = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( − 1 ) n x 2 n + 1 ( 2 n + 1 ) ! {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin x&=x-{\frac {x^{3}}{3!}}+{\frac {x^{5}}{5!}}-{\frac {x^{7}}{7!}}+\cdots \\&=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n}x^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}}\\\end{aligned}}}
cos  x = 1 − x 2 2 ! + x 4 4 ! − x 6 6 ! + ⋯ = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( − 1 ) n x 2 n ( 2 n ) ! {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\cos x&=1-{\frac {x^{2}}{2!}}+{\frac {x^{4}}{4!}}-{\frac {x^{6}}{6!}}+\cdots \\&=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}}\end{aligned}}}
The infinite series appearing in these identities are convergent in the whole complex plane and are often taken as the definitions of the sine and cosine functions of a complex variable. Another standard (and equivalent) definition of the sine and the cosine as functions of a complex variable is through their differential equation, below.
Other series can be found.[11] For the following trigonometric functions:
Un is the nth up/down number,
Bn is the nth Bernoulli number, and
En (below) is the nth Euler number.
tan  x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ U 2 n + 1 x 2 n + 1 ( 2 n + 1 ) ! = ∑ n = 1 ∞ ( − 1 ) n − 1 2 2 n ( 2 2 n − 1 ) B 2 n x 2 n − 1 ( 2 n ) ! = x + 1 3 x 3 + 2 15 x 5 + 17 315 x 7 + ⋯ , for | x | < π 2 . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\tan x&{}=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {U_{2n+1}x^{2n+1}}{(2n+1)!}}\\&{}=\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n-1}2^{2n}(2^{2n}-1)B_{2n}x^{2n-1}}{(2n)!}}\\&{}=x+{\frac {1}{3}}x^{3}+{\frac {2}{15}}x^{5}+{\frac {17}{315}}x^{7}+\cdots ,\qquad {\text{for }}|x|<{\frac {\pi }{2}}.\end{aligned}}}
csc  x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( − 1 ) n + 1 2 ( 2 2 n − 1 − 1 ) B 2 n x 2 n − 1 ( 2 n ) ! = x − 1 + 1 6 x + 7 360 x 3 + 31 15120 x 5 + ⋯ , for 0 < | x | < π . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\csc x&{}=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n+1}2(2^{2n-1}-1)B_{2n}x^{2n-1}}{(2n)!}}\\&{}=x^{-1}+{\frac {1}{6}}x+{\frac {7}{360}}x^{3}+{\frac {31}{15120}}x^{5}+\cdots ,\qquad {\text{for }}0<|x|<\pi .\end{aligned}}}
sec  x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ U 2 n x 2 n ( 2 n ) ! = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( − 1 ) n E 2 n x 2 n ( 2 n ) ! = 1 + 1 2 x 2 + 5 24 x 4 + 61 720 x 6 + ⋯ , for | x | < π 2 . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sec x&{}=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {U_{2n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}}=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n}E_{2n}x^{2n}}{(2n)!}}\\&{}=1+{\frac {1}{2}}x^{2}+{\frac {5}{24}}x^{4}+{\frac {61}{720}}x^{6}+\cdots ,\qquad {\text{for }}|x|<{\frac {\pi }{2}}.\end{aligned}}}
cot  x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ( − 1 ) n 2 2 n B 2 n x 2 n − 1 ( 2 n ) ! = x − 1 − 1 3 x − 1 45 x 3 − 2 945 x 5 − ⋯ , for 0 < | x | < π . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\cot x&{}=\sum _{n=0}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n}2^{2n}B_{2n}x^{2n-1}}{(2n)!}}\\&{}=x^{-1}-{\frac {1}{3}}x-{\frac {1}{45}}x^{3}-{\frac {2}{945}}x^{5}-\cdots ,\qquad {\text{for }}0<|x|<\pi .\end{aligned}}}
When the series for the tangent and secant functions are expressed in a form in which the denominators are the corresponding factorials, the numerators, called the "tangent numbers" and "secant numbers" respectively, have a combinatorial interpretation: they enumerate alternating permutations of finite sets, of odd cardinality for the tangent series and even cardinality for the secant series.[12] The series itself can be found by a power series solution of the aforementioned differential equation.
From a theorem in complex analysis, there is a unique analytic continuation of this real function to the domain of complex numbers. They have the same Taylor series, and so the trigonometric functions are defined on the complex numbers using the Taylor series above.
There is a series representation as partial fraction expansion where just translated reciprocal functions are summed up, such that the poles of the cotangent function and the reciprocal functions match:[13]
π ⋅ cot  ( π x ) = lim N → ∞ ∑ n = − N N 1 x + n . {\displaystyle \pi \cdot \cot(\pi x)=\lim _{N\to \infty }\sum _{n=-N}^{N}{\frac {1}{x+n}}.}
This identity can be proven with the Herglotz trick.[14] Combining the (–n)th with the nth term lead to absolutely convergent series:
π ⋅ cot  ( π x ) = 1 x + ∑ n = 1 ∞ 2 x x 2 − n 2 , π sin  ( π x ) = 1 x + ∑ n = 1 ∞ ( − 1 ) n 2 x x 2 − n 2 . {\displaystyle \pi \cdot \cot(\pi x)={\frac {1}{x}}+\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }{\frac {2x}{x^{2}-n^{2}}}\ ,\quad {\frac {\pi }{\sin(\pi x)}}={\frac {1}{x}}+\sum _{n=1}^{\infty }{\frac {(-1)^{n}\,2x}{x^{2}-n^{2}}}.}
Relationship to exponential function and complex numbers[edit]
Euler's formula illustrated with the three dimensional helix, starting with the 2D orthogonal components of the unit circle, sine and cosine (using θ = t).
cos  ( θ ) {\displaystyle \cos(\theta )} and sin  ( θ ) {\displaystyle \sin(\theta )} are the real and imaginary part of e i θ {\displaystyle \mathrm {e} ^{\mathrm {i} \theta }} respectively.
It can be shown from the series definitions[15] that the sine and cosine functions are respectively the imaginary and real parts of the exponential function of a purely imaginary argument. That is, if x is real, we have
cos  x = Re  ( e i x ) , sin  x = Im  ( e i x ) , {\displaystyle \cos x=\operatorname {Re} (e^{ix})\,,\qquad \sin x=\operatorname {Im} (e^{ix})\,,}
and
e i x = cos  x + i sin  x . {\displaystyle e^{ix}=\cos x+i\sin x\,.}
The latter identity, although primarily established for real x, remains valid for every complex x, and is called Euler's formula.
Euler's formula can be used to derive most trigonometric identities from the properties of the exponential function, by writing sine and cosine as:
sin  x = e i x − e − i x 2 i , cos  x = e i x + e − i x 2 . {\displaystyle \sin x={\frac {e^{ix}-e^{-ix}}{2i}}\,,\qquad \cos x={\frac {e^{ix}+e^{-ix}}{2}}\,.}
It is also sometimes useful to express the complex sine and cosine functions in terms of the real and imaginary parts of their arguments.
sin  ( x + i y ) = sin  x cosh  y + i cos  x sinh  y , cos  ( x + i y ) = cos  x cosh  y − i sin  x sinh  y . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin(x+iy)&=\sin x\cosh y+i\cos x\sinh y\,,\\\cos(x+iy)&=\cos x\cosh y-i\sin x\sinh y\,.\end{aligned}}}
This exhibits a deep relationship between the complex sine and cosine functions and their real (sin, cos) and hyperbolic real (sinh, cosh) counterparts.
Complex graphs[edit]
In the following graphs the domain is the complex plane pictured with domain coloring, and the range values are indicated at each point by color. Brightness indicates the size (absolute value) of the range value, with black being zero. Hue varies with argument, or angle, measured from the positive real axis.
Trigonometric functions in the complex plane
sin  z {\displaystyle \sin z\,} cos  z {\displaystyle \cos z\,} tan  z {\displaystyle \tan z\,} cot  z {\displaystyle \cot z\,} sec  z {\displaystyle \sec z\,} csc  z {\displaystyle \csc z\,}
Definitions via differential equations[edit]
Both the sine and cosine functions satisfy the linear differential equation:
y ″ = − y . {\displaystyle y''=-y\,.}
That is to say, each is the additive inverse of its own second derivative. Within the 2-dimensional function space V consisting of all solutions of this equation,
the sine function is the unique solution satisfying the initial condition ( y ′ ( 0 ) , y ( 0 ) ) = ( 1 , 0 ) {\displaystyle \left(y'(0),y(0)\right)=(1,0)\,} and
the cosine function is the unique solution satisfying the initial condition ( y ′ ( 0 ) , y ( 0 ) ) = ( 0 , 1 ) {\displaystyle \left(y'(0),y(0)\right)=(0,1)\,} .
Since the sine and cosine functions are linearly independent, together they form a basis of V. This method of defining the sine and cosine functions is essentially equivalent to using Euler's formula. (See linear differential equation.) It turns out that this differential equation can be used not only to define the sine and cosine functions but also to prove the trigonometric identities for the sine and cosine functions.
Further, the observation that sine and cosine satisfies y″ = −y means that they are eigenfunctions of the second-derivative operator.
The tangent function is the unique solution of the nonlinear differential equation
y ′ = 1 + y 2 {\displaystyle y'=1+y^{2}\,}
satisfying the initial condition y(0) = 0. There is a very interesting visual proof that the tangent function satisfies this differential equation.[16]
The significance of radians[edit]
Radians specify an angle by measuring the length around the path of the unit circle and constitute a special argument to the sine and cosine functions. In particular, only sines and cosines that map radians to ratios satisfy the differential equations that classically describe them. If an argument to sine or cosine in radians is scaled by frequency,
f ( x ) = sin  ( k x ) , {\displaystyle f(x)=\sin(kx),\,}
then the derivatives will scale by amplitude.
f ′ ( x ) = k cos  ( k x ) . {\displaystyle f'(x)=k\cos(kx).\,}
Here, k is a constant that represents a mapping between units. If x is in degrees, then
k = π 180 ∘ . {\displaystyle k={\frac {\pi }{180^{\circ }}}.}
This means that the second derivative of a sine in degrees does not satisfy the differential equation
y ″ = − y {\displaystyle y''=-y\,}
but rather
y ″ = − k 2 y . {\displaystyle y''=-k^{2}y.\,}
The cosine's second derivative behaves similarly.
This means that these sines and cosines are different functions, and that the fourth derivative of sine will be sine again only if the argument is in radians.
Identities[edit]
Main articles: List of trigonometric identities and Proofs of trigonometric identities
Many identities interrelate the trigonometric functions. Among the most frequently used is the Pythagorean identity, which states that for any angle, the square of the sine plus the square of the cosine is 1. This is easy to see by studying a right triangle of hypotenuse 1 and applying the Pythagorean theorem. In symbolic form, the Pythagorean identity is written
sin 2  x + cos 2  x = 1 {\displaystyle \sin ^{2}x+\cos ^{2}x=1}
which is standard shorthand notation for
( sin  x ) 2 + ( cos  x ) 2 = 1. {\displaystyle (\sin x)^{2}+(\cos x)^{2}=1.}
Other key relationships are the sum and difference formulas, which give the sine and cosine of the sum and difference of two angles in terms of sines and cosines of the angles themselves. These can be derived geometrically, using arguments that date to Ptolemy. One can also produce them algebraically using Euler's formula.
Sum
sin  ( x + y ) = sin  x cos  y + cos  x sin  y , cos  ( x + y ) = cos  x cos  y − sin  x sin  y , {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin \left(x+y\right)&=\sin x\cos y+\cos x\sin y,\\\cos \left(x+y\right)&=\cos x\cos y-\sin x\sin y,\end{aligned}}}
Difference
sin  ( x − y ) = sin  x cos  y − cos  x sin  y , cos  ( x − y ) = cos  x cos  y + sin  x sin  y . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin \left(x-y\right)&=\sin x\cos y-\cos x\sin y,\\\cos \left(x-y\right)&=\cos x\cos y+\sin x\sin y.\end{aligned}}}
These in turn lead to the following three-angle formulae:
sin  ( x + y + z ) = sin  x cos  y cos  z + sin  y cos  z cos  x + sin  z cos  y cos  x − sin  x sin  y sin  z , cos  ( x + y + z ) = cos  x cos  y cos  z − cos  x sin  y sin  z − cos  y sin  x sin  z − cos  z sin  x sin  y , {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin \left(x+y+z\right)&=\sin x\cos y\cos z+\sin y\cos z\cos x+\sin z\cos y\cos x-\sin x\sin y\sin z,\\\cos \left(x+y+z\right)&=\cos x\cos y\cos z-\cos x\sin y\sin z-\cos y\sin x\sin z-\cos z\sin x\sin y,\end{aligned}}}
When the two angles are equal, the sum formulas reduce to simpler equations known as the double-angle formulae.
sin  ( 2 x ) = 2 sin  x cos  x , cos  ( 2 x ) = cos 2  x − sin 2  x = 2 cos 2  x − 1 = 1 − 2 sin 2  x . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin \left(2x\right)&=2\sin x\cos x,\\\cos \left(2x\right)&=\cos ^{2}x-\sin ^{2}x=2\cos ^{2}x-1=1-2\sin ^{2}x.\end{aligned}}}
When three angles are equal, the three-angle formulae simplify to
sin  ( 3 x ) = 3 sin  x − 4 sin 3  x . cos  ( 3 x ) = 4 cos 3  x − 3 cos  x . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\sin(3x)&=3\sin x-4\sin ^{3}x.\\\cos(3x)&=4\cos ^{3}x-3\cos x.\end{aligned}}}
These identities can also be used to derive the product-to-sum identities that were used in antiquity to transform the product of two numbers into a sum of numbers and greatly speed operations, much like the logarithm function.
Calculus[edit]
For integrals and derivatives of trigonometric functions, see the relevant sections of Differentiation of trigonometric functions, Lists of integrals and List of integrals of trigonometric functions. Below is the list of the derivatives and integrals of the six basic trigonometric functions. The number C is a constant of integration.
f ( x ) f ′ ( x ) ∫ f ( x ) d x sin  x cos  x − cos  x + C cos  x − sin  x sin  x + C tan  x sec 2  x = 1 + tan 2  x − ln  | cos  x | + C cot  x − csc 2  x = − ( 1 + cot 2  x ) ln  | sin  x | + C sec  x sec  x tan  x ln  | sec  x + tan  x | + C csc  x − csc  x cot  x − ln  | csc  x + cot  x | + C {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{|r|rr|}f(x)&f'(x)&\int f(x)\,dx\\\hline \sin x&\cos x&-\cos x+C\\\cos x&-\sin x&\sin x+C\\\tan x&\sec ^{2}x=1+\tan ^{2}x&-\ln \left|\cos x\right|+C\\\cot x&-\csc ^{2}x=-(1+\cot ^{2}x)&\ln \left|\sin x\right|+C\\\sec x&\sec x\tan x&\ln \left|\sec x+\tan x\right|+C\\\csc x&-\csc x\cot x&-\ln \left|\csc x+\cot x\right|+C\end{array}}}
Definitions using functional equations[edit]
In mathematical analysis, one can define the trigonometric functions using functional equations based on properties like the difference formula. Taking as given these formulas, one can prove that only two continuous functions satisfy those conditions. Formally, there exists exactly one pair of continuous functions—sin and cos—such that for all real numbers x and y, the following equation holds:[17]
cos  ( x − y ) = cos  x cos  y + sin  x sin  y {\displaystyle \cos(x-y)=\cos x\cos y+\sin x\sin y\,}
with the added condition that
0 < x cos  x < sin  x < x for 0 < x < 1. {\displaystyle 0<x\cos x<\sin x<x\quad {\text{ for }}\quad 0<x<1.\,}
This may also be used for extending sine and cosine to the complex numbers. Other functional equations are also possible for defining trigonometric functions.
Computation[edit]
The computation of trigonometric functions is a complicated subject, which can today be avoided by most people because of the widespread availability of computers and scientific calculators that provide built-in trigonometric functions for any angle. This section, however, describes details of their computation in three important contexts: the historical use of trigonometric tables, the modern techniques used by computers, and a few "important" angles where simple exact values are easily found.
The first step in computing any trigonometric function is range reduction—reducing the given angle to a "reduced angle" inside a small range of angles, say 0 to π/2, using the periodicity and symmetries of the trigonometric functions.
Main article: Generating trigonometric tables
Prior to computers, people typically evaluated trigonometric functions by interpolating from a detailed table of their values, calculated to many significant figures. Such tables have been available for as long as trigonometric functions have been described (see History below), and were typically generated by repeated application of the half-angle and angle-addition identities starting from a known value (such as sin(π/2) = 1).
Modern computers use a variety of techniques.[18] One common method, especially on higher-end processors with floating point units, is to combine a polynomial or rational approximation (such as Chebyshev approximation, best uniform approximation, and Padé approximation, and typically for higher or variable precisions, Taylor and Laurent series) with range reduction and a table lookup—they first look up the closest angle in a small table, and then use the polynomial to compute the correction.[19] Devices that lack hardware multipliers often use an algorithm called CORDIC (as well as related techniques), which uses only addition, subtraction, bitshift, and table lookup. These methods are commonly implemented in hardware floating-point units for performance reasons.
For very high precision calculations, when series expansion convergence becomes too slow, trigonometric functions can be approximated by the arithmetic-geometric mean, which itself approximates the trigonometric function by the (complex) elliptic integral.[20]
Main article: Exact trigonometric constants
Finally, for some simple angles, the values can be easily computed by hand using the Pythagorean theorem, as in the following examples. For example, the sine, cosine and tangent of any integer multiple of π/60 radians (3°) can be found exactly by hand.
Consider a right triangle where the two other angles are equal, and therefore are both π/4 radians (45°). Then the length of side b and the length of side a are equal; we can choose a = b = 1. The values of sine, cosine and tangent of an angle of π/4 radians (45°) can then be found using the Pythagorean theorem:
c = a 2 + b 2 = 2 . {\displaystyle c={\sqrt {a^{2}+b^{2}}}={\sqrt {2}}\,.}
Therefore:
sin  π 4 = sin  45 ∘ = cos  π 4 = cos  45 ∘ = 1 2 = 2 2 , {\displaystyle \sin {\frac {\pi }{4}}=\sin 45^{\circ }=\cos {\frac {\pi }{4}}=\cos 45^{\circ }={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}={{\sqrt {2}} \over 2},\,}
tan  π 4 = tan  45 ∘ = sin  π 4 cos  π 4 = 1 2 ⋅ 2 1 = 2 2 = 1. {\displaystyle \tan {\frac {\pi }{4}}=\tan 45^{\circ }={{\sin {\frac {\pi }{4}}} \over {\cos {\frac {\pi }{4}}}}={1 \over {\sqrt {2}}}\cdot {{\sqrt {2}} \over 1}={{\sqrt {2}} \over {\sqrt {2}}}=1.\,}
Computing trigonometric functions from an equilateral triangle
To determine the trigonometric functions for angles of π/3 radians (60°) and π/6 radians (30°), we start with an equilateral triangle of side length 1. All its angles are π/3 radians (60°). By dividing it into two, we obtain a right triangle with π/6 radians (30°) and π/3 radians (60°) angles. For this triangle, the shortest side is 1/2, the next largest side is √3/2 and the hypotenuse is 1. This yields:
sin  π 6 = sin  30 ∘ = cos  π 3 = cos  60 ∘ = 1 2 , {\displaystyle \sin {\frac {\pi }{6}}=\sin 30^{\circ }=\cos {\frac {\pi }{3}}=\cos 60^{\circ }={1 \over 2}\,,}
cos  π 6 = cos  30 ∘ = sin  π 3 = sin  60 ∘ = 3 2 , {\displaystyle \cos {\frac {\pi }{6}}=\cos 30^{\circ }=\sin {\frac {\pi }{3}}=\sin 60^{\circ }={{\sqrt {3}} \over 2}\,,}
tan  π 6 = tan  30 ∘ = cot  π 3 = cot  60 ∘ = 1 3 = 3 3 . {\displaystyle \tan {\frac {\pi }{6}}=\tan 30^{\circ }=\cot {\frac {\pi }{3}}=\cot 60^{\circ }={1 \over {\sqrt {3}}}={{\sqrt {3}} \over 3}\,.}
Special values in trigonometric functions[edit]
There are some commonly used special values in trigonometric functions, as shown in the following table.
Radian Degree 0 0 ∘ π 12 15 ∘ π 8 22.5 ∘ π 6 30 ∘ π 4 45 ∘ π 3 60 ∘ 5 π 12 75 ∘ π 2 90 ∘ sin 0 6 − 2 4 2 − 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 6 + 2 4 1 cos 1 6 + 2 4 2 + 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 6 − 2 4 0 tan 0 2 − 3 2 − 1 3 3 1 3 2 + 3 ∞ cot ∞ 2 + 3 2 + 1 3 1 3 3 2 − 3 0 sec 1 6 − 2 2 2 − 2 2 3 3 2 2 6 + 2 ∞ csc ∞ 6 + 2 2 2 + 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 − 2 1 {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{|c|cccccccc|}{\begin{matrix}{\text{Radian}}\\{\text{Degree}}\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}0\\0^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {\pi }{12}}\\15^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {\pi }{8}}\\22.5^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {\pi }{6}}\\30^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {\pi }{4}}\\45^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {\pi }{3}}\\60^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {5\pi }{12}}\\75^{\circ }\end{matrix}}&{\begin{matrix}{\frac {\pi }{2}}\\90^{\circ }\end{matrix}}\\\hline \sin &0&{\frac {{\sqrt {6}}-{\sqrt {2}}}{4}}&{\frac {\sqrt {2-{\sqrt {2}}}}{2}}&{\frac {1}{2}}&{\frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}}&{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}}&{\frac {{\sqrt {6}}+{\sqrt {2}}}{4}}&1\\\cos &1&{\frac {{\sqrt {6}}+{\sqrt {2}}}{4}}&{\frac {\sqrt {2+{\sqrt {2}}}}{2}}&{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{2}}&{\frac {\sqrt {2}}{2}}&{\frac {1}{2}}&{\frac {{\sqrt {6}}-{\sqrt {2}}}{4}}&0\\\tan &0&2-{\sqrt {3}}&{\sqrt {2}}-1&{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{3}}&1&{\sqrt {3}}&2+{\sqrt {3}}&\infty \\\cot &\infty &2+{\sqrt {3}}&{\sqrt {2}}+1&{\sqrt {3}}&1&{\frac {\sqrt {3}}{3}}&2-{\sqrt {3}}&0\\\sec &1&{\sqrt {6}}-{\sqrt {2}}&{\sqrt {2}}{\sqrt {2-{\sqrt {2}}}}&{\frac {2{\sqrt {3}}}{3}}&{\sqrt {2}}&2&{\sqrt {6}}+{\sqrt {2}}&\infty \\\csc &\infty &{\sqrt {6}}+{\sqrt {2}}&{\sqrt {2}}{\sqrt {2+{\sqrt {2}}}}&2&{\sqrt {2}}&{\frac {2{\sqrt {3}}}{3}}&{\sqrt {6}}-{\sqrt {2}}&1\\\end{array}}} [21]
The symbol ∞ here represents the point at infinity on the projectively extended real line, the limit on the extended real line is +∞ on one side and -∞ on the other.
Inverse functions[edit]
Main article: Inverse trigonometric functions
The trigonometric functions are periodic, and hence not injective, so strictly they do not have an inverse function. Therefore, to define an inverse function we must restrict their domains so that the trigonometric function is bijective. In the following, the functions on the left are defined by the equation on the right; these are not proved identities. The principal inverses are usually defined as:
Function Definition Value Field arcsin  x = y sin  y = x − π 2 ≤ y ≤ π 2 arccos  x = y cos  y = x 0 ≤ y ≤ π arctan  x = y tan  y = x − π 2 < y < π 2 arccot  x = y cot  y = x 0 < y < π arcsec  x = y sec  y = x 0 ≤ y ≤ π , y ≠ π 2 arccsc  x = y csc  y = x − π 2 ≤ y ≤ π 2 , y ≠ 0 {\displaystyle {\begin{array}{rrc}{\text{Function}}&{\text{Definition}}&{\text{Value Field}}\\\hline \arcsin x=y&\sin y=x&-{\frac {\pi }{2}}\leq y\leq {\frac {\pi }{2}}\\\arccos x=y&\cos y=x&0\leq y\leq \pi \\\arctan x=y&\tan y=x&-{\frac {\pi }{2}}<y<{\frac {\pi }{2}}\\\operatorname {arccot} x=y&\cot y=x&0<y<\pi \\\operatorname {arcsec} x=y&\sec y=x&0\leq y\leq \pi ,\,y\neq {\frac {\pi }{2}}\\\operatorname {arccsc} x=y&\csc y=x&-{\frac {\pi }{2}}\leq y\leq {\frac {\pi }{2}},\,y\neq 0\end{array}}}
The notations sin−1 and cos−1 are often used for arcsin and arccos, etc. When this notation is used, the inverse functions could be confused with the multiplicative inverses of the functions. The notation using the "arc-" prefix avoids such confusion, though "arcsec" for arcsecant can be confused with "arcsecond".
Just like the sine and cosine, the inverse trigonometric functions can also be defined in terms of infinite series. For example,
arcsin  z = z + ( 1 2 ) z 3 3 + ( 1 ⋅ 3 2 ⋅ 4 ) z 5 5 + ( 1 ⋅ 3 ⋅ 5 2 ⋅ 4 ⋅ 6 ) z 7 7 + ⋯ . {\displaystyle \arcsin z=z+\left({\frac {1}{2}}\right){\frac {z^{3}}{3}}+\left({\frac {1\cdot 3}{2\cdot 4}}\right){\frac {z^{5}}{5}}+\left({\frac {1\cdot 3\cdot 5}{2\cdot 4\cdot 6}}\right){\frac {z^{7}}{7}}+\cdots \,.}
These functions may also be defined by proving that they are antiderivatives of other functions. The arcsine, for example, can be written as the following integral:
arcsin  z = ∫ 0 z 1 1 − x 2 d x , | z | < 1. {\displaystyle \arcsin z=\int _{0}^{z}{\frac {1}{\sqrt {1-x^{2}}}}\,dx,\quad |z|<1.}
Analogous formulas for the other functions can be found at inverse trigonometric functions. Using the complex logarithm, one can generalize all these functions to complex arguments:
arcsin  z = − i log  ( i z + 1 − z 2 ) , arccos  z = − i log  ( z + z 2 − 1 ) , arctan  z = 1 2 i log  ( 1 − i z 1 + i z ) . {\displaystyle {\begin{aligned}\arcsin z&=-i\log \left(iz+{\sqrt {1-z^{2}}}\right),\,\\\arccos z&=-i\log \left(z+{\sqrt {z^{2}-1}}\right),\,\\\arctan z&={\frac {1}{2}}i\log \left({\frac {1-iz}{1+iz}}\right).\end{aligned}}}
Connection to the inner product[edit]
In an inner product space, the angle between two non-zero vectors is defined to be
angle  ( x , y ) = arccos  ⟨ x , y ⟩ ‖ x ‖ ⋅ ‖ y ‖ . {\displaystyle \operatorname {angle} (x,y)=\arccos {\frac {\langle x,y\rangle }{\|x\|\cdot \|y\|}}.}
Properties and applications[edit]
Main article: Uses of trigonometry
The trigonometric functions, as the name suggests, are of crucial importance in trigonometry, mainly because of the following two results.
Law of sines[edit]
The law of sines states that for an arbitrary triangle with sides a, b, and c and angles opposite those sides A, B and C:
sin  A a = sin  B b = sin  C c = 2 Δ a b c , {\displaystyle {\frac {\sin A}{a}}={\frac {\sin B}{b}}={\frac {\sin C}{c}}={\frac {2\Delta }{abc}},}
where Δ is the area of the triangle, or, equivalently,
a sin  A = b sin  B = c sin  C = 2 R , {\displaystyle {\frac {a}{\sin A}}={\frac {b}{\sin B}}={\frac {c}{\sin C}}=2R,}
where R is the triangle's circumradius.
A Lissajous curve, a figure formed with a trigonometry-based function.
It can be proven by dividing the triangle into two right ones and using the above definition of sine. The law of sines is useful for computing the lengths of the unknown sides in a triangle if two angles and one side are known. This is a common situation occurring in triangulation, a technique to determine unknown distances by measuring two angles and an accessible enclosed distance.
Law of cosines[edit]
The law of cosines (also known as the cosine formula or cosine rule) is an extension of the Pythagorean theorem:
c 2 = a 2 + b 2 − 2 a b cos  C , {\displaystyle c^{2}=a^{2}+b^{2}-2ab\cos C,\,}
or equivalently,
cos  C = a 2 + b 2 − c 2 2 a b . {\displaystyle \cos C={\frac {a^{2}+b^{2}-c^{2}}{2ab}}.}
In this formula the angle at C is opposite to the side c. This theorem can be proven by dividing the triangle into two right ones and using the Pythagorean theorem.
The law of cosines can be used to determine a side of a triangle if two sides and the angle between them are known. It can also be used to find the cosines of an angle (and consequently the angles themselves) if the lengths of all the sides are known.
Law of tangents[edit]
Main article: Law of tangents
The following all form the law of tangents[22]
tan  A − B 2 tan  A + B 2 = a − b a + b ; tan  A − C 2 tan  A + C 2 = a − c a + c ; tan  B − C 2 tan  B + C 2 = b − c b + c {\displaystyle {\frac {\tan {\dfrac {A-B}{2}}}{\tan {\dfrac {A+B}{2}}}}={\frac {a-b}{a+b}}\,;\qquad {\frac {\tan {\dfrac {A-C}{2}}}{\tan {\dfrac {A+C}{2}}}}={\frac {a-c}{a+c}}\,;\qquad {\frac {\tan {\dfrac {B-C}{2}}}{\tan {\dfrac {B+C}{2}}}}={\frac {b-c}{b+c}}}
The explanation of the formulae in words would be cumbersome, but the patterns of sums and differences, for the lengths and corresponding opposite angles, are apparent in the theorem.
Law of cotangents[edit]
Main article: Law of cotangents
If
ζ = 1 s ( s − a ) ( s − b ) ( s − c ) {\displaystyle \zeta ={\sqrt {{\frac {1}{s}}(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)}}\ } (the radius of the inscribed circle for the triangle)
and
s = a + b + c 2 {\displaystyle s={\frac {a+b+c}{2}}\ } (the semi-perimeter for the triangle),
then the following all form the law of cotangents[22]
cot  A 2 = s − a ζ ; cot  B 2 = s − b ζ ; cot  C 2 = s − c ζ {\displaystyle \cot {\frac {A}{2}}={\frac {s-a}{\zeta }}\,;\qquad \cot {\frac {B}{2}}={\frac {s-b}{\zeta }}\,;\qquad \cot {\frac {C}{2}}={\frac {s-c}{\zeta }}}
It follows that
cot  A 2 s − a = cot  B 2 s − b = cot  C 2 s − c . {\displaystyle {\frac {\cot {\dfrac {A}{2}}}{s-a}}={\frac {\cot {\dfrac {B}{2}}}{s-b}}={\frac {\cot {\dfrac {C}{2}}}{s-c}}.}
In words the theorem is: the cotangent of a half-angle equals the ratio of the semi-perimeter minus the opposite side to the said angle, to the inradius for the triangle.
Periodic functions[edit]
An animation of the additive synthesis of a square wave with an increasing number of harmonics
Sinusoidal basis functions (bottom) can form a sawtooth wave (top) when added. All the basis functions have nodes at the nodes of the sawtooth, and all but the fundamental (k = 1) have additional nodes. The oscillation seen about the sawtooth when k is large is called the Gibbs phenomenon
The trigonometric functions are also important in physics. The sine and the cosine functions, for example, are used to describe simple harmonic motion, which models many natural phenomena, such as the movement of a mass attached to a spring and, for small angles, the pendular motion of a mass hanging by a string. The sine and cosine functions are one-dimensional projections of uniform circular motion.
Trigonometric functions also prove to be useful in the study of general periodic functions. The characteristic wave patterns of periodic functions are useful for modeling recurring phenomena such as sound or light waves.[23]
Under rather general conditions, a periodic function f(x) can be expressed as a sum of sine waves or cosine waves in a Fourier series.[24] Denoting the sine or cosine basis functions by φk, the expansion of the periodic function f(t) takes the form:
f ( t ) = ∑ k = 1 ∞ c k φ k ( t ) . {\displaystyle f(t)=\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }c_{k}\varphi _{k}(t).}
For example, the square wave can be written as the Fourier series
f square ( t ) = 4 π ∑ k = 1 ∞ sin  ( ( 2 k − 1 ) t ) 2 k − 1 . {\displaystyle f_{\text{square}}(t)={\frac {4}{\pi }}\sum _{k=1}^{\infty }{\sin {\big (}(2k-1)t{\big )} \over 2k-1}.}
In the animation of a square wave at top right it can be seen that just a few terms already produce a fairly good approximation. The superposition of several terms in the expansion of a sawtooth wave are shown underneath.
History[edit]
Main article: History of trigonometric functions
While the early study of trigonometry can be traced to antiquity, the trigonometric functions as they are in use today were developed in the medieval period. The chord function was discovered by Hipparchus of Nicaea (180–125 BCE) and Ptolemy of Roman Egypt (90–165 CE).
The functions sine and cosine can be traced to the jyā and koti-jyā functions used in Gupta period Indian astronomy (Aryabhatiya, Surya Siddhanta), via translation from Sanskrit to Arabic and then from Arabic to Latin.[25]
All six trigonometric functions in current use were known in Islamic mathematics by the 9th century, as was the law of sines, used in solving triangles.[26] al-Khwārizmī produced tables of sines, cosines and tangents. They were studied by authors including Omar Khayyám, Bhāskara II, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Jamshīd al-Kāshī (14th century), Ulugh Beg (14th century), Regiomontanus (1464), Rheticus, and Rheticus' student Valentinus Otho.
Madhava of Sangamagrama (c. 1400) made early strides in the analysis of trigonometric functions in terms of infinite series.[27]
The terms tangent and secant were first introduced by the Danish mathematician Thomas Fincke in his book Geometria rotundi (1583).[28]
The first published use of the abbreviations sin, cos, and tan is probably by the 16th century French mathematician Albert Girard.[citation needed]
In a paper published in 1682, Leibniz proved that sin x is not an algebraic function of x.[29]
Leonhard Euler's Introductio in analysin infinitorum (1748) was mostly responsible for establishing the analytic treatment of trigonometric functions in Europe, also defining them as infinite series and presenting "Euler's formula", as well as near-modern abbreviations (sin., cos., tang., cot., sec., and cosec.).[25]
A few functions were common historically, but are now seldom used, such as the chord (crd(θ) = 2 sin(θ/2)), the versine (versin(θ) = 1 − cos(θ) = 2 sin2(θ/2)) (which appeared in the earliest tables[25]), the coversine (coversin(θ) = 1 − sin(θ) = versin(π/2-θ)), the haversine (haversin(θ) = 1/2versin(θ) = sin2(θ/2)),[30] the exsecant (exsec(θ) = sec(θ) − 1), and the excosecant (excsc(θ) = exsec(π/2 − θ) = csc(θ) − 1). See List of trigonometric identities for more relations between these functions.
Etymology[edit]
The word sine derives[31] from Latin sinus, meaning "bend; bay", and more specifically "the hanging fold of the upper part of a toga", "the bosom of a garment", which was chosen as the translation of what was interpreted as the Arabic word jaib, meaning "pocket" or "fold" in the twelfth-century translations of works by Al-Battani and al-Khwārizmī into Medieval Latin.[32] The choice was based on a misreading of the Arabic written form j-y-b (جيب), which itself originated as a transliteration from Sanskrit jīvā, which along with its synonym jyā (the standard Sanskrit term for the sine) translates to "bowstring", being in turn adopted from Ancient Greek χορδή "string".[33]
The word tangent comes from Latin tangens meaning "touching", since the line touches the circle of unit radius, whereas secant stems from Latin secans—"cutting"—since the line cuts the circle.[34]
The prefix "co-" (in "cosine", "cotangent", "cosecant") is found in Edmund Gunter's Canon triangulorum (1620), which defines the cosinus as an abbreviation for the sinus complementi (sine of the complementary angle) and proceeds to define the cotangens similarly.[35][36]
See also[edit]
All Students Take Calculus — a mnemonic for recalling the signs of trigonometric functions in a particular quadrant of a Cartesian plane
Aryabhata's sine table
Bhaskara I's sine approximation formula
Generalized trigonometry
Generating trigonometric tables
Hyperbolic function
List of periodic functions
List of trigonometric identities
Madhava series
Madhava's sine table
Polar sine — a generalization to vertex angles
Proofs of trigonometric identities
Versine — for several less used trigonometric functions
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Klein, Christian Felix (1924) [1902]. Elementarmathematik vom höheren Standpunkt aus: Arithmetik, Algebra, Analysis (in German). 1 (3rd ed.). Berlin: J. Springer.
Jump up ^ Klein, Christian Felix (2004) [1932]. Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint: Arithmetic, Algebra, Analysis. Translated by Hedrick, E. R.; Noble, C. A. (Translation of 3rd German ed.). Dover Publications, Inc. / The Macmillan Company. ISBN 978-0-48643480-3. ISBN 0-48643480-X. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
Jump up ^ Oxford English Dictionary, sine, n.2
Jump up ^ Oxford English Dictionary, cosine, n.
Jump up ^ Oxford English Dictionary, tangent, adj. and n.
Jump up ^ Oxford English Dictionary, secant, adj. and n.
Jump up ^ Heng, Cheng and Talbert, "Additional Mathematics" Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine., page 228
Jump up ^ Bityutskov, V.I. (2011-02-07). "Trigonometric Functions". Encyclopedia of Mathematics. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
Jump up ^ Larson, Ron (2013). Trigonometry (9th ed.). Cengage Learning. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-285-60718-4. Archived from the original on 2018-02-15. Extract of page 153 Archived 2018-02-15 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ See Ahlfors, pages 43–44.
Jump up ^ Abramowitz; Weisstein.
Jump up ^ Stanley, Enumerative Combinatorics, Vol I., page 149
Jump up ^ Aigner, Martin; Ziegler, Günter M. (2000). Proofs from THE BOOK (Second ed.). Springer-Verlag. p. 149. ISBN 978-3-642-00855-9. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08.
Jump up ^ Remmert, Reinhold (1991). Theory of complex functions. Springer. p. 327. ISBN 0-387-97195-5. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20. Extract of page 327 Archived 2015-03-20 at the Wayback Machine.
Jump up ^ For a demonstration, see Euler's formula#Using power series
Jump up ^ Needham, Tristan. Visual Complex Analysis. ISBN 0-19-853446-9.
Jump up ^ Kannappan, Palaniappan (2009). Functional Equations and Inequalities with Applications. Springer. ISBN 978-0387894911.
Jump up ^ Kantabutra.
Jump up ^ However, doing that while maintaining precision is nontrivial, and methods like Gal's accurate tables, Cody and Waite reduction, and Payne and Hanek reduction algorithms can be used.
Jump up ^ Brent, Richard P. (April 1976). "Fast Multiple-Precision Evaluation of Elementary Functions". J. ACM. 23 (2): 242–251. doi:10.1145/321941.321944. ISSN 0004-5411.
Jump up ^ Abramowitz, Milton and Irene A. Stegun, p.74
^ Jump up to: a b The Universal Encyclopaedia of Mathematics, Pan Reference Books, 1976, page 529-530. English version George Allen and Unwin, 1964. Translated from the German version Meyers Rechenduden, 1960.
Jump up ^ Farlow, Stanley J. (1993). Partial differential equations for scientists and engineers (Reprint of Wiley 1982 ed.). Courier Dover Publications. p. 82. ISBN 0-486-67620-X. Archived from the original on 2015-03-20.
Jump up ^ See for example, Folland, Gerald B. (2009). "Convergence and completeness". Fourier Analysis and its Applications (Reprint of Wadsworth & Brooks/Cole 1992 ed.). American Mathematical Society. pp. 77ff. ISBN 0-8218-4790-2. Archived from the original on 2015-03-19.
^ Jump up to: a b c Boyer, Carl B. (1991). A History of Mathematics (Second ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-54397-7, p. 210.
Jump up ^ Gingerich, Owen (1986). "Islamic Astronomy". 254. Scientific American: 74. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
Jump up ^ O'Connor, J. J.; Robertson, E. F. "Madhava of Sangamagrama". School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland. Archived from the original on 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2007-09-08.
Jump up ^ "Fincke biography". Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
Jump up ^ Bourbaki, Nicolás (1994). Elements of the History of Mathematics. Springer.
Jump up ^ Nielsen (1966, pp. xxiii–xxiv)
Jump up ^ The anglicized form is first recorded in 1593 in Thomas Fale's Horologiographia, the Art of Dialling.
Jump up ^ Various sources credit the first use of sinus to either
Plato Tiburtinus's 1116 translation of the Astronomy of Al-Battani
Gerard of Cremona's translation of the Algebra of al-Khwārizmī
Robert of Chester's 1145 translation of the tables of al-Khwārizmī
See Merlet, A Note on the History of the Trigonometric Functions in Ceccarelli (ed.), International Symposium on History of Machines and Mechanisms, Springer, 2004
See Maor (1998), chapter 3, for an earlier etymology crediting Gerard.
See Katx, Victor (July 2008). A history of mathematics (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson. p. 210 (sidebar). ISBN 978-0321387004.
Jump up ^ See Plofker, Mathematics in India, Princeton University Press, 2009, p. 257
See "Clark University". Archived from the original on 2008-06-15.
See Maor (1998), chapter 3, regarding the etymology.
Jump up ^ Oxford English Dictionary
Jump up ^ Gunter, Edmund (1620). Canon triangulorum.
Jump up ^ Roegel, Denis, ed. (2010-12-06). "A reconstruction of Gunter's Canon triangulorum (1620)" (Research report). HAL. inria-00543938. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
References[edit]
Abramowitz, Milton; Stegun, Irene Ann, eds. (1983) [June 1964]. Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, and Mathematical Tables. Applied Mathematics Series. 55 (Ninth reprint with additional corrections of tenth original printing with corrections (December 1972); first ed.). Washington D.C.; New York: United States Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards; Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-61272-0. LCCN 64-60036. MR 0167642. LCCN 65-12253.
Lars Ahlfors, Complex Analysis: an introduction to the theory of analytic functions of one complex variable, second edition, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1966.
Boyer, Carl B., A History of Mathematics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2nd edition. (1991). ISBN 0-471-54397-7.
Gal, Shmuel and Bachelis, Boris. An accurate elementary mathematical library for the IEEE floating point standard, ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software (1991).
Joseph, George G., The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics, 2nd ed. Penguin Books, London. (2000). ISBN 0-691-00659-8.
Kantabutra, Vitit, "On hardware for computing exponential and trigonometric functions," IEEE Trans. Computers 45 (3), 328–339 (1996).
Maor, Eli, Trigonometric Delights, Princeton Univ. Press. (1998). Reprint edition (February 25, 2002): ISBN 0-691-09541-8.[dead link]
Needham, Tristan, "Preface"" to Visual Complex Analysis. Oxford University Press, (1999). ISBN 0-19-853446-9.
Nielsen, Kaj L. (1966), Logarithmic and Trigonometric Tables to Five Places (2nd ed.), New York, USA: Barnes & Noble, LCCN 61-9103
O'Connor, J. J., and E. F. Robertson, "Trigonometric functions", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. (1996).
O'Connor, J. J., and E. F. Robertson, "Madhava of Sangamagramma", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. (2000).
Pearce, Ian G., "Madhava of Sangamagramma", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. (2002).
Weisstein, Eric W., "Tangent" from MathWorld, accessed 21 January 2006.
External links[edit]
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Hazewinkel, Michiel, ed. (2001) [1994], "Trigonometric functions", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Springer Science+Business Media B.V. / Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 978-1-55608-010-4
Visionlearning Module on Wave Mathematics
GonioLab Visualization of the unit circle, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions
q-Sine Article about the q-analog of sin at MathWorld
q-Cosine Article about the q-analog of cos at MathWorld
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TheReportOfTheWeek
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TheReportOfTheWeek
The host of TheReportOfTheWeek
Personal information
Born
(1997-06-21) June 21, 1997 (age 20)
Nationality
American
YouTube information
Also known as
Reviewbrah
John J.
Channel
TheReportOfTheWeek
Years active
2011–present
Genre
Food criticism
Subscribers
982,529
(May 22, 2018)
Total views
72.7 million
(May 21, 2018)
Catchphrase(s)
"Hello everyone, this is Running On Empty … food review!"
TheReportOfTheWeek, colloquially known as Reviewbrah, is an American YouTube personality, food critic, and radio host. He is well-known for wearing suits of an older style[1] and his manner of speaking, which has been likened to that of an "old-time radio newsman."[2] TheReportOfTheWeek was the guest on The Needle Drop podcast in October 2015[3] and made a cameo appearance on an episode of television program Tosh.0 in March 2016.[4] He has been featured by several media outlets, including CNN Money and New York Magazine.[2][5]
Contents
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1 Entertainment career
1.1 YouTube
1.2 Radio
2 Death hoax
3 References
4 External links
Entertainment career[edit]
YouTube[edit]
Establishing his eponymous channel in 2011,[2] Reviewbrah's initial focus was on a series of energy drink reviews known as Energy Crisis.[6] He has since diversified to include a food review series, Running On Empty, which focuses on fast food and ready-made meals.[7] A third, as yet unnamed series focuses on reviewing specialty drinks.[8] The first video was uploaded on February 20, 2011, with a review of pomegranate-flavored 5-hour Energy energy drink.[1][9]
Regarding the type of food items featured in his reviews he has stated, “Is every average American going to be eating a steak dinner every night? No. Fast food though, well, there’s usually a McDonald’s every half mile… I want to be applicable to the largest number of people.” [1]
In addition to the three review series, he also produces a series of lectures titled The Idle Mind[10] and Voice of the Report of the Week (VORW)[11], an audio-only program featuring listener mail, general commentary and channel updates. He occasionally uploads miscellaneous videos that are not part of any series, most notably a yearly video depicting his average day.[12]
Radio[edit]
In addition to his YouTube offerings, TheReportOfTheWeek hosts a weekly shortwave radio program, VORW Radio International. The program has been transmitted primarily by WBCQ and WRMI.[13] The program runs for one hour and features brief commentary and listener-requested music. The show also features regular shoutouts and responses to listener messages, encouraging a community aspect that John cites as being more positive than his YouTube viewers.
Death hoax[edit]
He was incorrectly reported missing in the wake of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing after a hoax image featuring his likeness was circulated on social media and further disseminated by television news networks.[14] In a video entitled "I am alive"[15] he ended the rumor by showing that he was unharmed and in the United States.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c TheReportOfTheWeek (15 September 2016). Meet one of YouTube's top fast food reviewers (YouTube). CNN.
^ Jump up to: a b c Feldman, Brian (29 April 2016). "Talking With Report of the Week, YouTube's Best Food Critic". NY Mag. New York Media. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
Jump up ^ theneedledrop (2015-10-25), TND Podcast #23 ft. The Report of the Week, retrieved 2017-08-15
Jump up ^ 804: Food Reviewer (Clips) | Comedy Central Australia & New Zealand, retrieved 2017-08-15
Jump up ^ CNNMoney (2016-09-15), Meet one of YouTube's top fast food reviewers, retrieved 2017-08-15
Jump up ^ "Energy Crisis - The Energy Drink Report" (YouTube). TheReportOfTheWeek. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Jump up ^ "Running On Empty - Food Review" (YouTube). TheReportOfTheWeek. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
Jump up ^ "Unnamed Drink Series - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
Jump up ^ TheReportOfTheWeek (20 February 2011). Energy Crisis--Energy Drink Review (YouTube). TheReportOfTheWeek.
Jump up ^ The Idle Mind - Lectures (YouTube). TheReportOfTheWeek. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
Jump up ^ VORW Shows Podcasts and Broadcasts (YouTube). TheReportOfTheWeek. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
Jump up ^ "Random Misc TheReportOfTheWeek Videos - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
Jump up ^ "VORW Radio International | The SWLing Post". swling.com. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
Jump up ^ Ohlheiser, Abby (23 May 2017). "The fake 'missing' teens who went viral after the Manchester attack". The Washington Post. WP Company LLC. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
Jump up ^ TheReportOfTheWeek (22 May 2017). "I am alive (Youtube)". Retrieved 14 August 2017.
External links[edit]
TheReportOfTheWeek on YouTube
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TheReportOfTheWeek&oldid=843271819"
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