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Trigonometric Identities PDF
Trigonometric Identities PDF
sin (x + y) = sin x cos y + cos x sin y sin (x − y) = sin x cos y − cos x sin y
cos (x + y) = cos x cos y − sin x sin y cos (x − y) = cos x cos y + sin x sin y
tan x+tan y tan x−tan y
tan (x + y) = 1−tan x tan y
tan (x − y) = 1+tan x tan y
Half-Angle Formulas
q q q
sin 2θ = ± 1−cos
2
θ
cos 2θ = ± 1+cos
2
θ
tan 2θ = ± 1−cos θ
1+cos θ
tan 2θ = 1−cos x
sin x
tan 2θ = sin θ
1+cos θ
Double-Angle Formulas
sin x sin y = 12 [cos (x − y) − cos (x + y)] cos x cos y = 21 [cos (x − y) + cos (x + y)]
sin x cos y = 12 [sin (x + y) + sin (x − y)]
Sum-to-Product Formulas
sin x + sin y = 2 sin x+y cos x−y sin x − sin y = 2 sin x−y cos x+y
2 2 2 2
Suppose you are given two sides, a, b and the angle A opposite the side A. The
height of the triangle is h = b sin A. Then