Mammoth Memory

Remember exact trig values mnemonic summary method 2

To remember the values of the key angles for for sin, cos and tan, use the following mnemonic or hand trick. 

To remember the above trig values use the following mnemonics:

To remember the above trig values use the following mnemonics:

You must practice creating the two tables above. Start by writing out the following:

You must practice creating the two tables above. Start by writing out the following:

And then fill in the square roots, divides and the number two: 

And then fill in the square roots, divides and the number two: 

And then the rest of the two tables above are easy to finish. Practice this until it takes seconds. 

You can interpret the table as follows: 

(Note that we have shown everyone of the angles needed to be remembered but in an exam you would interpret say cos 60 individually). 

Sin

The above is all you need but if you need further explanation:

 

Cos

The above is all you need but if you need further explanation:

 

Tan

The above is all you need but if you need further explanation:

 

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