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   1# Preliminary topics
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   3## Circular functions
   4
   5$\sin \theta$ - $y$-coord on unit circle  
   6$\cos \theta$ - $x$-coord on unit circle  
   7$\tan \theta = {\sin \theta \over \cos \theta}$
   8
   9$1^\text{c}= {180^\circ \over \pi}  \quad \text{or} \quad 1^\circ = {\pi^\text{c} \over 180}$
  10
  11period = $2 \pi \over n$
  12
  13## Sine and cosine rules
  14
  15### Sine rule
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  17$${a \over \sin A}={b \over \sin B}={c \over \sin c}$$
  18
  19### Cosine rule
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  21$$a^2=b^2 - 2bc \cos A$$
  22
  23## Geometry
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  25### Parallel lines
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  27If parallel lines are crossed by transversal:
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  29- alternate angles are equal
  30- corresponding angles are equal
  31- co-interior angles are supplementary
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  33![](graphics/transversal.png){#id .class width=40%}
  34
  35### Angles in a polygon
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  37Sum of interior angles of $n$-sided polygon is $(n-2) \times 180^\circ$
  38
  39### Circle geometry
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  41- ![](graphics/circle-centre-angles.png) The angle at the centre of a circle is twice the angle at the circumference subtended by the arc
  42- ![](graphics/semicircle-right-angle.png) the angle in a semicircle is a right angle
  43- ![](graphics/segment-angles.png) angles in the same segment of a circle are equal
  44- ![]()