cofunction

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The procedure for secant is very similar, because the cofunction identity means that the secant graph is the same as the cosecant graph shifted half a period to the left.

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The cofunction identities apply to complementary angles and pairs of reciprocal functions.

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If two angles are complementary, the cofunction identities state that the sine of one equals the cosine of the other and vice versa.

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So we may state a cofunction identity: If any two angles are complementary, the sine of one is the cosine of the other, and vice versa.

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Explain the basis for the cofunction identities and when they apply.

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