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Below are some of the most important definitions, identities and formulas in
trigonometry.
6. Pythagorean Identities
sin 2X + cos 2X = 1
1 + tan 2X = sec 2X
1 + cot 2X = csc 2X
8. Cofunctions Identities
sin(π/2 - X) = cosX
cos(π/2 - X) = sinX
tan(π/2 - X) = cotX
cot(π/2 - X) = tanX
sec(π/2 - X) = cscX
csc(π/2 - X) = secX
9. Addition Formulas
cos(X + Y) = cosX cosY - sinX sinY
cos(X - Y) = cosX cosY + sinX sinY
sin(X + Y) = sinX cosY + cosX sinY
sin(X - Y) = sinX cosY - cosX sinY
tan(X + Y) = [ tanX + tanY ] / [ 1 - tanX tanY]
tan(X - Y) = [ tanX - tanY ] / [ 1 + tanX tanY]
cot(X + Y) = [ cotX cotY - 1 ] / [ cotX + cotY]
cot(X - Y) = [ cotX cotY + 1 ] / [ cotY - cotX]