Trigonometric function
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In mathematics there are 6 trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant. Secant and cosecant are rarely used.
You can define them using geometry. Sometimes people define them using power series:
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Some important identities:
- sin2x + cos2x = 1
See also: trigonometry