teddyw123
Jul 17, 2012, 12:40 PM
The Pythagorean Theorem gives the relationship between the sides of a right triangle. The following identities show the relationships between the trigonometric functions of a particular angle.
sin^2 θ + cos^2 θ = 1
tan^2 θ + 1 = sec^2 θ
1 + cot^2 θ = csc^2 θ
Why then are these referred to as the Pythagorean Identities?
Is the answer to this question:
because they are showing and proving the Pythadorean theorum through trigonometry? I'm not sure how else to answer this...
sin^2 θ + cos^2 θ = 1
tan^2 θ + 1 = sec^2 θ
1 + cot^2 θ = csc^2 θ
Why then are these referred to as the Pythagorean Identities?
Is the answer to this question:
because they are showing and proving the Pythadorean theorum through trigonometry? I'm not sure how else to answer this...