Trig Identities

Identities involving trig functions are listed below.

Pythagorean Identities Reciprocal Identities Ratio Identities

sin2 + cos2 = 1

tan2 + 1 = sec2

cot2 + 1 = csc2

Odd/Even Identities

sin (x) = sin x csc (x) = csc x

cos (x) = cos x sec (x) = sec x

tan (x) = tan x cot (x) = cot x

Cofunction Identities, degrees

Cofunction Identities, radians

sin (90 x) = cos (90 x) =

cos x sin x
 tan (90 x) = cot (90 x) =
cot x tan x
sec (90 x) = csc (90 x) =
csc x sec x

Periodicity Identities, degrees

Periodicity Identities, radians

sin (x + 2) = sin x csc (x + 2) = csc x sin (x + 360) = sin x csc (x + 360) = csc x

cos (x + 2) = cos x sec (x + 2) = sec x cos (x + 360) = cos x sec (x + 360) = sec x

tan (x + ) = tan x cot (x + ) = cot x tan (x + 180) = tan x cot (x + 180) = cot x

Sum/Difference Identities Double Angle Identities

 Half Angle Identities

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Product to Sum Identities Sum to Product Identities