WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

sin(t)=cos(pi/2-t)

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The identity
sin(t)=cos(π/2-t)
is easily proved by forming a rectangle using two identical right triangles. This Demonstration compares the curves
y=sin(t)
and
y=cos(α-t)
. The curves align when
α=π/2
.