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Trigonometry

5.12 Sum to Product Identities

Theorem 5.12.1 (Sum to Product Identities)

a+b
! !
a−b
sin(a) + sin(b) = 2 sin cos
2 2

a+b
! !
a−b
sin(a) − sin(b) = 2 sin cos
2 2

a+b
! !
a−b
cos(a) + cos(b) = 2 cos cos
2 2

a+b
! !
a−b
cos(a) − cos(b) = −2 sin sin
2 2

5.13 Product to Sum Identities

Theorem 5.13.1 (Product to Sum Identities)

1
sin(a) sin(b) = (cos(a − b) − cos(a + b))
2

1
cos(a) cos(b) = (cos(a − b) + cos(a + b))
2

1
sin(a) cos(b) = (sin(a + b) + sin(a − b))
2

Definition 5.13.2. A periodic function is a trigonometric function which repeats a pattern

of y-values at regular intervals. One complete repetition of the pattern is called a cycle. The
period of a function is the horizontal length of one complete cycle.
Period of sin, cos, and tan is 2π

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