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Algebra

Sin, cos, tan graphs

The waves trigonometry draws when you sweep an angle.

Sweep an angle around the unit circle and the y-coordinate traces sin, the x-coordinate traces cos.

Key features

  • Period of sin and cos: 2π (360°).
  • Amplitude: 1 for sin and cos.
  • tan: period π, vertical asymptotes at ±π/2.