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Trigonometry Review Sheet: Identities & Formulas

This trigonometry review sheet contains: 1) The definitions of the trigonometric functions sine, cosine, and tangent for all quadrants in terms of an angle θ and the sides of a right triangle. 2) Fundamental trigonometric identities relating the trig functions to each other and their inverses. 3) Identities for negative angles, adding and subtracting angles, double angles, and half angles.

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Trigonometry Review Sheet: Identities & Formulas

This trigonometry review sheet contains: 1) The definitions of the trigonometric functions sine, cosine, and tangent for all quadrants in terms of an angle θ and the sides of a right triangle. 2) Fundamental trigonometric identities relating the trig functions to each other and their inverses. 3) Identities for negative angles, adding and subtracting angles, double angles, and half angles.

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TRIGONOMETRY REVIEW SHEET

(cosθ , sin θ , tan θ )

(-, +, -) (+, +, +)

(-, -, +) (+, -, -)

Fundamental Identities:
opp. y 1 hyp. r
sinθ = = cscθ = = =
hyp. r sin θ opp. y
adj. x 1 hyp. r
cosθ = = secθ = = =
hyp. r cosθ adj. x
opp. y 1 adj. x
tanθ = = cotθ = = =
adj. x tan θ opp. y

sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
tan2θ + 1 = sec2θ
cot2θ + 1 = csc2θ

Negative Angle Identities:


sin (-θ) = -sinθ csc (-θ) = -cscθ
cos (-θ) = cosθ sec (-θ) = secθ
tan (-θ) = -tanθ cot (-θ) = -cotθ

Addition and Subtracting Identities:


tan A + tan B
sin (A + B) = sinA cosB + sinB cosA tan (A + B) =
1 − tan A tan B
cos (A + B) = cosA cosB - sinA sinB
tan A − tan B
sin (A - B) = sinA cosB - sinB cosA tan (A - B) =
1 + tan A tan B
cos (A - B) = cosA cosB + sinA sinB
Double Angle Identitities:
sin (2θ) = 2sinθ cosθ cos (2θ) = cos2θ - sin2θ
2 tan θ
tan (2θ) = = 2cos2θ - 1
1 − tan 2 θ
= 1 - 2sin2θ

Half-Angle Identities:
θ 1 − cosθ θ 1 + cosθ θ 1 − cosθ
sin ( ) = ± cos ( ) = ± tan ( ) = ±
2 2 2 2 2 1 + cosθ

Product Identities:
1
sinA cosB = [sin( A + B ) + sin( A − B )]
2
1
cosA sinB = [sin( A + B ) − sin( A − B)]
2
1
cosA cosB = [cos( A − B ) + cos( A + B )]
2
1
sinA sinB = [cos( A − B ) − cos( A + B )]
2

Sum Identities:
A+ B A− B
sinA + sinB = 2 sin ( ) cos( )
2 2
A+ B A− B
sinA - sinB = 2 cos ( ) sin( )
2 2
A+ B A− B
cosA + cosB = 2 cos ( ) cos( )
2 2
A+ B A− B
cosA - cosB = -2 sin ( ) sin( )
2 2

Power-Reducing Identities:
1 − cos 2 A 1 + cos 2 A 1 − cos 2 A
sin2A = cos2A = tan2A =
2 2 1 + cos 2 A

Cofunction Identities:
π π π
sin ( + A) = cosA sec ( − A) = cscA tan ( − A) = cotA
2 2 2
π π π
cos ( − A) = sinA csc ( − A) = secA cot ( − A) = tanA
2 2 2

Revised: Spring 2005


Prepared by Ziad Diab
STUDENT LEARNING ASSISTANCE CENTER (SLAC)
Texas State University-San Marcos

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