Trigonometric Hand Trick
This is an easy way to remember the values of common values of trigonometric functions in the first quadrant. It’s a lengthy explanation, but once you know this by heart, you can use this trick for all four quadrants. All you need is your non-dominant hand.
Step 1: Hold out your non-dominant hand.
Step 2: “Assign” the following values to your fingers.
If your non-dominant hand is your left hand...
If your non-dominant hand is your right hand...
Step 3: Find a trig problem.
For example: cos (π/6)
Step 4: Hold down the finger assigned for that angle.
For example: Hold down your ring finger for π/6.
Step 5: Know the following formulas.
sin𝜃= √𝑏𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑚 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠2
cos𝜃= √𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠2
tan𝜃= √𝑏𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑚 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠√𝑡𝑜𝑝 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠
“Bottom fingers” refer to how many fingers are “below” the finger you’ve held down. “Top fingers” refer to how many fingers “above” the...
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