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Many of the trigonometric identities can be derived in succession from the identities:
The first and second identities indicate that sin and cos are odd and even functions, respectively.
Suppose that β = −w, then (3) simplifies to
To find the identity for tan(α + β), divide (3) by (4) as follows:
Divide both the top and bottom of (7) by cos α cos β results with
tan α − tan β
tan(α − β) = . (9)
1 + tan α tan β
The Double Angle identities can be derived from equations (3) and (4). Suppose α = β = θ, then (3)
simplifies as
sin(θ + θ) = sin θ cos θ + sin θ cos θ.
Hence,
Similarly,
So,
Equations (11) and (13) can generate the Power Reducting identities. Using cos2 θ = 1 − sin2 θ, (11) can
be written as
The product identities can be found using equations (3) through (6). For example, adding (3) and (5)
yields
sin(α − β) + sin(α + β) = sin α cos β − sin β cos α + sin α cos β + sin β cos α
sin(α − β) + sin(α + β) = 2 sin α cos β.
Hence,
1
sin α cos β = [sin(α − β) + sin(α + β)] . (19)
2
Similarly,
1
cos α sin β = [sin(α − β) + sin(α + β)] , (20)
2
1
cos α cos β = [cos(α − β) + cos(α + β)] , and (21)
2
1
sin α sin β = [cos(α − β) − cos(α + β)] . (22)
2
u+v u−v
Substituting α = 2 and β = 2 into (19) yields:
1
[sin(α − β) + sin(α + β)] = sin α cos β
2
=⇒ sin(α − β) + sin(α + β) = 2 sin α cos β
u+v u−v u+v u−v u+v u+v
=⇒ sin − + sin + = 2 sin cos
2 2 2 2 2 2
u+v u+v
=⇒ sin u + sin v = 2 sin cos
2 2
Derivation of Trigonometric Identities, page 3
Since u and v are arbitrary labels, then α and β will do just as well. Hence,
α+β α+β
sin α + sin β = 2 sin cos (23)
2 2
α+β α−β
Similarly, replacing α by 2 and β by 2 into (20), (21), and (22) yields
α+β α−β
sin α − sin β = 2 cos sin (24)
2 2
α+β α−β
cos α + cos β = 2 cos cos (25)
2 2
α+β α−β
cos α − cos β = −2 sin sin (26)
2 2