Tia R.
asked 04/04/20are sine and cosine equal for non-acute complementary angles?
for example, when writing a proof, is it logical to write the following:
cos(-ø)=sin(π/2+ø) (∵ the cosine of an angle is equal to the sine of its complementary angle)
I ask because this complementary idea is usually applied within a right-angled triangle, so i'm not sure if it holds outside of acute angles.
1 Expert Answer
Inactive Tutor answered 04/04/20
cos(α) = sin(π/2-α) holds for all α
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