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Class 10 · Mathematics (Basic) · Unit 8: Introduction to Trigonometry

Fundamental Identity

Lesson 3 of 6
From Pythagoras on a right triangle: sin⁡2θ+cos⁡2θ=1\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1. Dividing by cos⁡2θ\cos^2\theta gives tan⁡2θ+1=sec⁡2θ\tan^2\theta + 1 = \sec^2\theta; dividing by sin⁡2θ\sin^2\theta gives 1+cot⁡2θ=csc⁡2θ1 + \cot^2\theta = \csc^2\theta.
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