Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometric Functions#

sin(x)#

Sine function.

Parameters:

x (Real) – The angle in radians.

Definition:

\(\sin(x)\)

Domain:

\((-\infty, \infty)\)

Range:

\([-1, 1]\)

Returns:

The value of \(\sin(x)\).

Return type:

Real

cos(x)#

Cosine function.

Parameters:

x (Real) – The angle in radians.

Definition:

\(\cos(x)\)

Domain:

\((-\infty, \infty)\)

Range:

\([-1, 1]\)

Returns:

The value of \(\cos(x)\).

Return type:

Real

tan(x)#

Tangent function.

Parameters:

x (Real) – The angle in radians.

Definition:

\(\tan(x) = \dfrac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)}\)

Domain:

\(x \neq \dfrac{\pi}{2} + n\pi \ (n \in \mathbb{Z})\)

Range:

\((-\infty, \infty)\)

Returns:

The value of \(\tan(x)\).

Return type:

Real

asin(x)#

Arcsine function.

Parameters:

x (Real) – The value to take the arcsine of.

Definition:

\(\arcsin(x)\), the inverse function of \(\sin(x)\).

Domain:

\([-1, 1]\)

Range:

\(\left[-\dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right]\)

Returns:

The value of \(\arcsin(x)\) in radians.

Return type:

Real

acos(x)#

Arccosine function.

Parameters:

x (Real) – The value to take the arccosine of.

Definition:

\(\arccos(x)\), the inverse function of \(\cos(x)\).

Domain:

\([-1, 1]\)

Range:

\([0, \pi]\)

Returns:

The value of \(\arccos(x)\) in radians.

Return type:

Real

atan(x)#

Arctangent function.

Parameters:

x (Real) – The value to take the arctangent of.

Definition:

\(\arctan(x)\), the inverse function of \(\tan(x)\).

Domain:

\((-\infty, \infty)\)

Range:

\(\left(-\dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)\)

Returns:

The value of \(\arctan(x)\) in radians.

Return type:

Real

atan2(y, x)#

Arctangent function of two variables, using the signs of both arguments to determine the quadrant of the result.

Parameters:
  • y (Real) – The y-coordinate.

  • x (Real) – The x-coordinate.

Definition:

\(\mathrm{atan2}(y, x)\), the angle in radians between the positive x-axis and the ray to the point \((x, y)\).

Domain:

\((x, y) \neq (0, 0)\)

Range:

\((-\pi, \pi]\)

Returns:

The value of \(\mathrm{atan2}(y, x)\) in radians.

Return type:

Real