Animations of Trig Function Definitions

by Amy Su and Philip Yasskin

Texas A&M University

© Copyright P. Yasskin 2007-13



Sin and Cos:
\[r=1\]

Turn you head sideways to the right
to see the cos graph.



\[\sin(\theta)=\frac{y}{r}=y\] \[\cos(\theta)=\frac{x}{r}=x\]


Tan and Cot:
\[r=1\]

Turn you head sideways to the right
to see the cot graph.



\[\tan(\theta)=\frac{y}{x}\] \[\cot(\theta)=\frac{x}{y}\]


Sec and Csc:
\[r=1\]

Turn you head sideways to the right
to see the sec graph.



\[\sec(\theta)=\frac{r}{x}=\frac{1}{x}\] \[\csc(\theta)=\frac{r}{y}=\frac{1}{y}\]

Last Updated: June 2, 2013, PBY
E-mail to yasskin@math.tamu.edu
© Copyright 2007-13 Philip B. Yasskin