Cosecant,+Secant,+and+Cotangent

Cosecant- Cosecant is the opposite/reciprocal of sine. In a triangle, cscx=hypotenuse/opposite while sinx=opposite/hypotenuse.



Secant- Secant is the opposite/reciprocal of cosine . In a triangle, secx=hypotenuse/adjacent while its reciprocal is cosx=adjacent/hypotenuse.

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Cotangent- Cotangent is the opposite/reciprocal of tangent. In a triangle, cotx=adjacent/opposite while its reciprocal is tanx=opposite/adjacent.

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[] [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigonometric_functions#Reciprocal_functions] []