Cosecant is the reciprocal of the sine, and it may be written as 1/sin(x). The secant is the reciprocal of the cosine, that may be written as 1/sin(x). The cotangent is the reciprocal of the cotangent, and that may be written as 1/tan(x).
Examples
Refer to the above triangle ABC:
If the Tangent of angle A is 28�, and side opposite side is 40 cm, find the value of the adjacent side:
tan28�= opposite/adjacent= 40/b
b=40/tan28 is approximately equal to 75.2cm
If you would like to find the degree of the angle, use the inverse of the function.
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