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Using Reduction Formulae

This section reduces an obtuse, reflex, negative or out-of-range angle to an acute reference angle so that sin⁡\sin, cos⁡\cos and tan⁡\tan can be written as ±\pm a special-angle ratio without a calculator. Two routes…

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