Derivation of $sin(90^circ+theta)$, $cos(90^circ+theta)$, etc The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)When the trig functions moved from the right triangle to the unit circle?How to remember a particular class of trig identities.Trig Question, Please help.Simplify $ csc(65^circ + theta) - sec(25^circ - theta) - tan(55^circ - theta) + cot(35^circ + theta) $.Solve $fractan^3theta1+tan^2theta+fraccot^3theta1+cot^2theta = secthetacsctheta - 2sinthetacostheta$Find the minimum value of $sin^2 theta +cos^2 theta+sec^2 theta+csc^2 theta+tan^2 theta+cot^2 theta$Are $cos^2 theta$ and $cos theta^2$ the same?To prove that prove that $cos^8 theta sec^6 alpha , frac12 ,sin^8 theta cosec^6 alpha $ are in A.PHow does the trigonometric identity $1 + cot^2theta = csc^2theta$ derive from the identity $sin^2theta + cos^2theta = 1$?Derivation of $cos^2z+sin^2z=1$Simpler Derivation of $sin fracpi4 = cos fracpi4 = frac1sqrt2$,Find the minimum value of $sin^2theta+cos^2theta+csc^2theta+sec^2theta+tan^2theta+cot^2 theta$

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Derivation of $sin(90^circ+theta)$, $cos(90^circ+theta)$, etc



The 2019 Stack Overflow Developer Survey Results Are In
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 17/18, 2019 at 00:00UTC (8:00pm US/Eastern)When the trig functions moved from the right triangle to the unit circle?How to remember a particular class of trig identities.Trig Question, Please help.Simplify $ csc(65^circ + theta) - sec(25^circ - theta) - tan(55^circ - theta) + cot(35^circ + theta) $.Solve $fractan^3theta1+tan^2theta+fraccot^3theta1+cot^2theta = secthetacsctheta - 2sinthetacostheta$Find the minimum value of $sin^2 theta +cos^2 theta+sec^2 theta+csc^2 theta+tan^2 theta+cot^2 theta$Are $cos^2 theta$ and $cos theta^2$ the same?To prove that prove that $cos^8 theta sec^6 alpha , frac12 ,sin^8 theta cosec^6 alpha $ are in A.PHow does the trigonometric identity $1 + cot^2theta = csc^2theta$ derive from the identity $sin^2theta + cos^2theta = 1$?Derivation of $cos^2z+sin^2z=1$Simpler Derivation of $sin fracpi4 = cos fracpi4 = frac1sqrt2$,Find the minimum value of $sin^2theta+cos^2theta+csc^2theta+sec^2theta+tan^2theta+cot^2 theta$










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How are the trigonometric functions
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    Related (duplicate?): When the trig functions moved from the right triangle to the unit circle?
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    @Blue im asking for the derivation...
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    My answer to that question discusses the derivation, at least for sine and cosine. If that doesn't help, this kind of question has been asked many times on Math.SE; try searching the site.
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    Derivation based on what? If trig functions are defined only on angles from $0$ to $90$ degrees, they simply aren't defined anywhere else and you can't "derive" their values anywhere else. If you have a definition of each function that is valid on angles outside the range $0$ to $90$ degrees, you can derive formulas for things such as $sin(theta + 90^circ).$ But you need a definition first. Is the unit circle definition acceptable?
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    Yeah, unit circle will work @David K
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How are the trigonometric functions
like $sin(90^circ+theta)$, $cos(90^circ+theta)$, $tan(90^circ+theta)$, $cot(90^circ+theta)$, $sec(90^circ+theta)$, $csc(90^circ+theta)$ derived?










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    Related (duplicate?): When the trig functions moved from the right triangle to the unit circle?
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    Apr 8 at 14:03











  • $begingroup$
    @Blue im asking for the derivation...
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    – Mad Dawg
    Apr 8 at 14:06










  • $begingroup$
    My answer to that question discusses the derivation, at least for sine and cosine. If that doesn't help, this kind of question has been asked many times on Math.SE; try searching the site.
    $endgroup$
    – Blue
    Apr 8 at 14:09










  • $begingroup$
    Derivation based on what? If trig functions are defined only on angles from $0$ to $90$ degrees, they simply aren't defined anywhere else and you can't "derive" their values anywhere else. If you have a definition of each function that is valid on angles outside the range $0$ to $90$ degrees, you can derive formulas for things such as $sin(theta + 90^circ).$ But you need a definition first. Is the unit circle definition acceptable?
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 14:13










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    Yeah, unit circle will work @David K
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    – Mad Dawg
    Apr 8 at 14:16













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    Related (duplicate?): When the trig functions moved from the right triangle to the unit circle?
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    @Blue im asking for the derivation...
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    – Mad Dawg
    Apr 8 at 14:06










  • $begingroup$
    My answer to that question discusses the derivation, at least for sine and cosine. If that doesn't help, this kind of question has been asked many times on Math.SE; try searching the site.
    $endgroup$
    – Blue
    Apr 8 at 14:09










  • $begingroup$
    Derivation based on what? If trig functions are defined only on angles from $0$ to $90$ degrees, they simply aren't defined anywhere else and you can't "derive" their values anywhere else. If you have a definition of each function that is valid on angles outside the range $0$ to $90$ degrees, you can derive formulas for things such as $sin(theta + 90^circ).$ But you need a definition first. Is the unit circle definition acceptable?
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 14:13










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    Yeah, unit circle will work @David K
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    – Mad Dawg
    Apr 8 at 14:16
















  • $begingroup$
    Related (duplicate?): When the trig functions moved from the right triangle to the unit circle?
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    – Blue
    Apr 8 at 14:03











  • $begingroup$
    @Blue im asking for the derivation...
    $endgroup$
    – Mad Dawg
    Apr 8 at 14:06










  • $begingroup$
    My answer to that question discusses the derivation, at least for sine and cosine. If that doesn't help, this kind of question has been asked many times on Math.SE; try searching the site.
    $endgroup$
    – Blue
    Apr 8 at 14:09










  • $begingroup$
    Derivation based on what? If trig functions are defined only on angles from $0$ to $90$ degrees, they simply aren't defined anywhere else and you can't "derive" their values anywhere else. If you have a definition of each function that is valid on angles outside the range $0$ to $90$ degrees, you can derive formulas for things such as $sin(theta + 90^circ).$ But you need a definition first. Is the unit circle definition acceptable?
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 14:13










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    Yeah, unit circle will work @David K
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    – Mad Dawg
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@Blue im asking for the derivation...
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@Blue im asking for the derivation...
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– Mad Dawg
Apr 8 at 14:06












$begingroup$
My answer to that question discusses the derivation, at least for sine and cosine. If that doesn't help, this kind of question has been asked many times on Math.SE; try searching the site.
$endgroup$
– Blue
Apr 8 at 14:09




$begingroup$
My answer to that question discusses the derivation, at least for sine and cosine. If that doesn't help, this kind of question has been asked many times on Math.SE; try searching the site.
$endgroup$
– Blue
Apr 8 at 14:09












$begingroup$
Derivation based on what? If trig functions are defined only on angles from $0$ to $90$ degrees, they simply aren't defined anywhere else and you can't "derive" their values anywhere else. If you have a definition of each function that is valid on angles outside the range $0$ to $90$ degrees, you can derive formulas for things such as $sin(theta + 90^circ).$ But you need a definition first. Is the unit circle definition acceptable?
$endgroup$
– David K
Apr 8 at 14:13




$begingroup$
Derivation based on what? If trig functions are defined only on angles from $0$ to $90$ degrees, they simply aren't defined anywhere else and you can't "derive" their values anywhere else. If you have a definition of each function that is valid on angles outside the range $0$ to $90$ degrees, you can derive formulas for things such as $sin(theta + 90^circ).$ But you need a definition first. Is the unit circle definition acceptable?
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– David K
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Yeah, unit circle will work @David K
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[I looked for questions like this but so far have not found one that is really the same question, although the one cited in the comments under this question is certainly relevant. So instead of attempting to link to a duplicate, I'm answering.]



If you use the unit circle definition, to make things simple it's better for all angles to be expressed in radians, so $90$ is just $fracpi2.$
Then for a positive angle $theta$ you can simply start at the point $(1,0)$ on the unit circle (on the positive $x$ axis) and travel counterclockwise along the circle until the total distance you have traveled along the arc of the circle is $theta.$
Then $sin(theta)$ is the $y$ coordinate of the point you reached at the end of that path, and $cos(theta)$ is the $x$ coordinate of that same point.



Now let's try to find the sine of $left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians,
that is, the sine of $90$ degrees plus $theta$ radians.
One way to do this is, first we travel a distance $fracpi2$ counterclockwise from the point $(x,y)=(1,0).$ That gets us to the point $(x,y)=(0,1).$
Then we travel an additional distance $theta$ from that point.
Let's give a name to the point at the end of that arc where we stop;
call it $P$.



Now let's lay down some alternative coordinates on the plane:
two new axes that go through the same origin as the $x$ and $y$ axes.
The $x'$ axis is identical to the $y$ axis.
The $y'$ axis is concurrent with the $x$ axis, but goes in the opposite direction;
that is, points with positive $x$ coordinates have negative $y'$ coordinates.
In fact, if $y'_P$ is the $y'$-coordinate and $x_P$ is the $x$-coordinate of some point $P,$ then $y'_P = -x_P.$



The point with coordinates $(x,y)=(0,1)$ in the original coordinate system has coordinates $(x',y')=(1,0)$ in the new system.
In fact, the figure composed of the $x'$ axis, $y'$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from
$(x',y')=(1,0)$ to $P$ is exactly congruent to the figure composed of the $x$ axis, $y$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from $(x,y)=(1,0)$ a point $Q$ at which we would measure $sin(theta).$
So just as $sin(theta)$ is the $y$-coordinate of $Q,$
$sin(theta)$ is also the $y'$-coordinate of $P.$
That is, $sin(theta) = y'_P.$



But remember that $P$ is the point we reach by traveling
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians along an arc starting at $(x,y)=(1,0).$
So $x_P,$ the $x$ coordinate of $P$, is the cosine of
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians.



Also remember that $y'_P = -x_P,$ or equivalently $x_P = -y_P.$
Putting these facts together, we have
$$
cosleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = -y_P = -sin(theta).
$$



Looking at the $y$ and $x'$ coordinates of $P,$ using the same facts about sines and cosines of the unit circle and about the congruence of the figures,
we can show that
$$
sinleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = y_P = x'_P = cos(theta).
$$



All the other trigonometric functions can be derived from these.




The related question which one also ought to be able to answer is why we accept the unit circle definition as a good definition for sine and cosine.
That question is better addressed by
this answer,
which shows some ways in which the formulas we get by using the unit circle are consistent with the ones we have for angles between zero and a right angle.






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    See also: How to remember a particular class of trig identities, and in particular, my answer.
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    @Blue That may be the question and answer I was looking for before making my own attempt. (Actually the answer is more relevant than the question, since you generalized the question.)
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Write $f(theta)=(90+ theta)$



Then for $g(theta)$ any trigonometric function, your question is to find $(g(f(theta)))'$.



By the chain rule we have $(g(f(theta)))'=g'(f(theta))cdot f'(theta)=g'(f(theta))$, since $f'(theta)=1$.



As an example $(sin(90+theta))'=cos(90+theta)$






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    This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
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[I looked for questions like this but so far have not found one that is really the same question, although the one cited in the comments under this question is certainly relevant. So instead of attempting to link to a duplicate, I'm answering.]



If you use the unit circle definition, to make things simple it's better for all angles to be expressed in radians, so $90$ is just $fracpi2.$
Then for a positive angle $theta$ you can simply start at the point $(1,0)$ on the unit circle (on the positive $x$ axis) and travel counterclockwise along the circle until the total distance you have traveled along the arc of the circle is $theta.$
Then $sin(theta)$ is the $y$ coordinate of the point you reached at the end of that path, and $cos(theta)$ is the $x$ coordinate of that same point.



Now let's try to find the sine of $left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians,
that is, the sine of $90$ degrees plus $theta$ radians.
One way to do this is, first we travel a distance $fracpi2$ counterclockwise from the point $(x,y)=(1,0).$ That gets us to the point $(x,y)=(0,1).$
Then we travel an additional distance $theta$ from that point.
Let's give a name to the point at the end of that arc where we stop;
call it $P$.



Now let's lay down some alternative coordinates on the plane:
two new axes that go through the same origin as the $x$ and $y$ axes.
The $x'$ axis is identical to the $y$ axis.
The $y'$ axis is concurrent with the $x$ axis, but goes in the opposite direction;
that is, points with positive $x$ coordinates have negative $y'$ coordinates.
In fact, if $y'_P$ is the $y'$-coordinate and $x_P$ is the $x$-coordinate of some point $P,$ then $y'_P = -x_P.$



The point with coordinates $(x,y)=(0,1)$ in the original coordinate system has coordinates $(x',y')=(1,0)$ in the new system.
In fact, the figure composed of the $x'$ axis, $y'$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from
$(x',y')=(1,0)$ to $P$ is exactly congruent to the figure composed of the $x$ axis, $y$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from $(x,y)=(1,0)$ a point $Q$ at which we would measure $sin(theta).$
So just as $sin(theta)$ is the $y$-coordinate of $Q,$
$sin(theta)$ is also the $y'$-coordinate of $P.$
That is, $sin(theta) = y'_P.$



But remember that $P$ is the point we reach by traveling
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians along an arc starting at $(x,y)=(1,0).$
So $x_P,$ the $x$ coordinate of $P$, is the cosine of
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians.



Also remember that $y'_P = -x_P,$ or equivalently $x_P = -y_P.$
Putting these facts together, we have
$$
cosleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = -y_P = -sin(theta).
$$



Looking at the $y$ and $x'$ coordinates of $P,$ using the same facts about sines and cosines of the unit circle and about the congruence of the figures,
we can show that
$$
sinleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = y_P = x'_P = cos(theta).
$$



All the other trigonometric functions can be derived from these.




The related question which one also ought to be able to answer is why we accept the unit circle definition as a good definition for sine and cosine.
That question is better addressed by
this answer,
which shows some ways in which the formulas we get by using the unit circle are consistent with the ones we have for angles between zero and a right angle.






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    See also: How to remember a particular class of trig identities, and in particular, my answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Blue
    Apr 8 at 15:47






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    $begingroup$
    @Blue That may be the question and answer I was looking for before making my own attempt. (Actually the answer is more relevant than the question, since you generalized the question.)
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 16:47
















1












$begingroup$

[I looked for questions like this but so far have not found one that is really the same question, although the one cited in the comments under this question is certainly relevant. So instead of attempting to link to a duplicate, I'm answering.]



If you use the unit circle definition, to make things simple it's better for all angles to be expressed in radians, so $90$ is just $fracpi2.$
Then for a positive angle $theta$ you can simply start at the point $(1,0)$ on the unit circle (on the positive $x$ axis) and travel counterclockwise along the circle until the total distance you have traveled along the arc of the circle is $theta.$
Then $sin(theta)$ is the $y$ coordinate of the point you reached at the end of that path, and $cos(theta)$ is the $x$ coordinate of that same point.



Now let's try to find the sine of $left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians,
that is, the sine of $90$ degrees plus $theta$ radians.
One way to do this is, first we travel a distance $fracpi2$ counterclockwise from the point $(x,y)=(1,0).$ That gets us to the point $(x,y)=(0,1).$
Then we travel an additional distance $theta$ from that point.
Let's give a name to the point at the end of that arc where we stop;
call it $P$.



Now let's lay down some alternative coordinates on the plane:
two new axes that go through the same origin as the $x$ and $y$ axes.
The $x'$ axis is identical to the $y$ axis.
The $y'$ axis is concurrent with the $x$ axis, but goes in the opposite direction;
that is, points with positive $x$ coordinates have negative $y'$ coordinates.
In fact, if $y'_P$ is the $y'$-coordinate and $x_P$ is the $x$-coordinate of some point $P,$ then $y'_P = -x_P.$



The point with coordinates $(x,y)=(0,1)$ in the original coordinate system has coordinates $(x',y')=(1,0)$ in the new system.
In fact, the figure composed of the $x'$ axis, $y'$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from
$(x',y')=(1,0)$ to $P$ is exactly congruent to the figure composed of the $x$ axis, $y$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from $(x,y)=(1,0)$ a point $Q$ at which we would measure $sin(theta).$
So just as $sin(theta)$ is the $y$-coordinate of $Q,$
$sin(theta)$ is also the $y'$-coordinate of $P.$
That is, $sin(theta) = y'_P.$



But remember that $P$ is the point we reach by traveling
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians along an arc starting at $(x,y)=(1,0).$
So $x_P,$ the $x$ coordinate of $P$, is the cosine of
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians.



Also remember that $y'_P = -x_P,$ or equivalently $x_P = -y_P.$
Putting these facts together, we have
$$
cosleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = -y_P = -sin(theta).
$$



Looking at the $y$ and $x'$ coordinates of $P,$ using the same facts about sines and cosines of the unit circle and about the congruence of the figures,
we can show that
$$
sinleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = y_P = x'_P = cos(theta).
$$



All the other trigonometric functions can be derived from these.




The related question which one also ought to be able to answer is why we accept the unit circle definition as a good definition for sine and cosine.
That question is better addressed by
this answer,
which shows some ways in which the formulas we get by using the unit circle are consistent with the ones we have for angles between zero and a right angle.






share|cite|improve this answer









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    See also: How to remember a particular class of trig identities, and in particular, my answer.
    $endgroup$
    – Blue
    Apr 8 at 15:47






  • 1




    $begingroup$
    @Blue That may be the question and answer I was looking for before making my own attempt. (Actually the answer is more relevant than the question, since you generalized the question.)
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 16:47














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$begingroup$

[I looked for questions like this but so far have not found one that is really the same question, although the one cited in the comments under this question is certainly relevant. So instead of attempting to link to a duplicate, I'm answering.]



If you use the unit circle definition, to make things simple it's better for all angles to be expressed in radians, so $90$ is just $fracpi2.$
Then for a positive angle $theta$ you can simply start at the point $(1,0)$ on the unit circle (on the positive $x$ axis) and travel counterclockwise along the circle until the total distance you have traveled along the arc of the circle is $theta.$
Then $sin(theta)$ is the $y$ coordinate of the point you reached at the end of that path, and $cos(theta)$ is the $x$ coordinate of that same point.



Now let's try to find the sine of $left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians,
that is, the sine of $90$ degrees plus $theta$ radians.
One way to do this is, first we travel a distance $fracpi2$ counterclockwise from the point $(x,y)=(1,0).$ That gets us to the point $(x,y)=(0,1).$
Then we travel an additional distance $theta$ from that point.
Let's give a name to the point at the end of that arc where we stop;
call it $P$.



Now let's lay down some alternative coordinates on the plane:
two new axes that go through the same origin as the $x$ and $y$ axes.
The $x'$ axis is identical to the $y$ axis.
The $y'$ axis is concurrent with the $x$ axis, but goes in the opposite direction;
that is, points with positive $x$ coordinates have negative $y'$ coordinates.
In fact, if $y'_P$ is the $y'$-coordinate and $x_P$ is the $x$-coordinate of some point $P,$ then $y'_P = -x_P.$



The point with coordinates $(x,y)=(0,1)$ in the original coordinate system has coordinates $(x',y')=(1,0)$ in the new system.
In fact, the figure composed of the $x'$ axis, $y'$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from
$(x',y')=(1,0)$ to $P$ is exactly congruent to the figure composed of the $x$ axis, $y$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from $(x,y)=(1,0)$ a point $Q$ at which we would measure $sin(theta).$
So just as $sin(theta)$ is the $y$-coordinate of $Q,$
$sin(theta)$ is also the $y'$-coordinate of $P.$
That is, $sin(theta) = y'_P.$



But remember that $P$ is the point we reach by traveling
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians along an arc starting at $(x,y)=(1,0).$
So $x_P,$ the $x$ coordinate of $P$, is the cosine of
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians.



Also remember that $y'_P = -x_P,$ or equivalently $x_P = -y_P.$
Putting these facts together, we have
$$
cosleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = -y_P = -sin(theta).
$$



Looking at the $y$ and $x'$ coordinates of $P,$ using the same facts about sines and cosines of the unit circle and about the congruence of the figures,
we can show that
$$
sinleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = y_P = x'_P = cos(theta).
$$



All the other trigonometric functions can be derived from these.




The related question which one also ought to be able to answer is why we accept the unit circle definition as a good definition for sine and cosine.
That question is better addressed by
this answer,
which shows some ways in which the formulas we get by using the unit circle are consistent with the ones we have for angles between zero and a right angle.






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[I looked for questions like this but so far have not found one that is really the same question, although the one cited in the comments under this question is certainly relevant. So instead of attempting to link to a duplicate, I'm answering.]



If you use the unit circle definition, to make things simple it's better for all angles to be expressed in radians, so $90$ is just $fracpi2.$
Then for a positive angle $theta$ you can simply start at the point $(1,0)$ on the unit circle (on the positive $x$ axis) and travel counterclockwise along the circle until the total distance you have traveled along the arc of the circle is $theta.$
Then $sin(theta)$ is the $y$ coordinate of the point you reached at the end of that path, and $cos(theta)$ is the $x$ coordinate of that same point.



Now let's try to find the sine of $left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians,
that is, the sine of $90$ degrees plus $theta$ radians.
One way to do this is, first we travel a distance $fracpi2$ counterclockwise from the point $(x,y)=(1,0).$ That gets us to the point $(x,y)=(0,1).$
Then we travel an additional distance $theta$ from that point.
Let's give a name to the point at the end of that arc where we stop;
call it $P$.



Now let's lay down some alternative coordinates on the plane:
two new axes that go through the same origin as the $x$ and $y$ axes.
The $x'$ axis is identical to the $y$ axis.
The $y'$ axis is concurrent with the $x$ axis, but goes in the opposite direction;
that is, points with positive $x$ coordinates have negative $y'$ coordinates.
In fact, if $y'_P$ is the $y'$-coordinate and $x_P$ is the $x$-coordinate of some point $P,$ then $y'_P = -x_P.$



The point with coordinates $(x,y)=(0,1)$ in the original coordinate system has coordinates $(x',y')=(1,0)$ in the new system.
In fact, the figure composed of the $x'$ axis, $y'$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from
$(x',y')=(1,0)$ to $P$ is exactly congruent to the figure composed of the $x$ axis, $y$ axis, and the arc of length $theta$ from $(x,y)=(1,0)$ a point $Q$ at which we would measure $sin(theta).$
So just as $sin(theta)$ is the $y$-coordinate of $Q,$
$sin(theta)$ is also the $y'$-coordinate of $P.$
That is, $sin(theta) = y'_P.$



But remember that $P$ is the point we reach by traveling
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians along an arc starting at $(x,y)=(1,0).$
So $x_P,$ the $x$ coordinate of $P$, is the cosine of
$left(fracpi2 + thetaright)$ radians.



Also remember that $y'_P = -x_P,$ or equivalently $x_P = -y_P.$
Putting these facts together, we have
$$
cosleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = -y_P = -sin(theta).
$$



Looking at the $y$ and $x'$ coordinates of $P,$ using the same facts about sines and cosines of the unit circle and about the congruence of the figures,
we can show that
$$
sinleft(fracpi2 + thetaright) = y_P = x'_P = cos(theta).
$$



All the other trigonometric functions can be derived from these.




The related question which one also ought to be able to answer is why we accept the unit circle definition as a good definition for sine and cosine.
That question is better addressed by
this answer,
which shows some ways in which the formulas we get by using the unit circle are consistent with the ones we have for angles between zero and a right angle.







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See also: How to remember a particular class of trig identities, and in particular, my answer.
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See also: How to remember a particular class of trig identities, and in particular, my answer.
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– Blue
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@Blue That may be the question and answer I was looking for before making my own attempt. (Actually the answer is more relevant than the question, since you generalized the question.)
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– David K
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Write $f(theta)=(90+ theta)$



Then for $g(theta)$ any trigonometric function, your question is to find $(g(f(theta)))'$.



By the chain rule we have $(g(f(theta)))'=g'(f(theta))cdot f'(theta)=g'(f(theta))$, since $f'(theta)=1$.



As an example $(sin(90+theta))'=cos(90+theta)$






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    This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
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Write $f(theta)=(90+ theta)$



Then for $g(theta)$ any trigonometric function, your question is to find $(g(f(theta)))'$.



By the chain rule we have $(g(f(theta)))'=g'(f(theta))cdot f'(theta)=g'(f(theta))$, since $f'(theta)=1$.



As an example $(sin(90+theta))'=cos(90+theta)$






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  • $begingroup$
    This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 14:10













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Write $f(theta)=(90+ theta)$



Then for $g(theta)$ any trigonometric function, your question is to find $(g(f(theta)))'$.



By the chain rule we have $(g(f(theta)))'=g'(f(theta))cdot f'(theta)=g'(f(theta))$, since $f'(theta)=1$.



As an example $(sin(90+theta))'=cos(90+theta)$






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Write $f(theta)=(90+ theta)$



Then for $g(theta)$ any trigonometric function, your question is to find $(g(f(theta)))'$.



By the chain rule we have $(g(f(theta)))'=g'(f(theta))cdot f'(theta)=g'(f(theta))$, since $f'(theta)=1$.



As an example $(sin(90+theta))'=cos(90+theta)$







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    This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
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    – David K
    Apr 8 at 14:10
















  • $begingroup$
    This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
    $endgroup$
    – David K
    Apr 8 at 14:10















$begingroup$
This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
$endgroup$
– David K
Apr 8 at 14:10




$begingroup$
This is interpreting the word "derived" as "having a derivative taken." I think the intent was probably rather to ask how it was decided that the function itself (not its derivative) should have a particular formula.
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