{"id":6597,"date":"2026-07-14T08:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/?page_id=6597"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T13:46:19","slug":"the-reciprocal-trig-ratios","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eastcentral.edu\/learning-center\/the-reciprocal-trig-ratios\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reciprocal Trig Ratios"},"content":{"rendered":"
*In addition to the three trig ratios covered so far (sine, cosine, and tangent), three other trig\u00a0ratios are reciprocals of each of these ratios.
*They are:<\/p>\n
Cosecant = hypotenuse<\/i> <\/span> opposite<\/i> <\/span> <\/span> :<\/p>\n (This ratio (abbreviated csc) is the reciprocal of the sine function.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Cotangent = adjacent<\/i> <\/span> opposite<\/i> <\/span> <\/span> :<\/p>\n (This ratio (abbreviated cot) is the reciprocal of the tangent function.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Secant = hypotenuse<\/i> <\/span> adjacent<\/i> <\/span> <\/span> :<\/p>\n (This ratio (abbreviated sec) is the reciprocal of the cosine function.)<\/p>\n\n