Formula Sheet - Trigonometry Master JEE Mains Math 2020 Program
SOME IMPORTANT TRIGONOMETRY FORMULAS
Sum and Differences of Two Angles
(3) cos( A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B
(1) sin( A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B (4) cos( A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B
(2) sin( A − B) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B
tan A + tan B cot A cot B − 1
(5) tan( A + B) = (7) cot( A + B) =
1 − tan A tan B cot A + cot B
tan A − tan B cot A cot B + 1
(6) tan( A − B) = (8) cot( A − B) =
1 + tan A tan B cot B − cot A
(9) sin( A + B) sin( A − B) = sin 2 A − sin 2 B = cos 2 B − cos 2 A (10) cos( A + B) cos( A − B) = cos 2 A − sin 2 B = cos 2 B − sin 2 A
sin A sin B sin A cos B cos A sin B sin( B A)
(11) tan A tan B = = (12) cot A cot B = , A n , B m +
cos A cos B cos A cos B sin A sin B 2
sin( A B)
= , A n + , B m
cos A. cos B 2
Sum and Differences of Three Angles
(1) sin( A + B + C ) = sin A cos B cos C + cos A sin B cos C + cos A cos B sin C − sin A sin B sin C
or sin ( A + B + C ) = cos A cos B cos C(tan A + tan B + tan C − tan A. tan B. tan C )
(2) cos( A + B + C ) = cos A cos B cos C − sin A sin B cos C − sin A cos B sin C − cos A sin B sin C
cos( A + B + C ) = cos A cos B cos C(1 − tan A tan B − tan B tan C − tan C tan A)
tan A + tan B + tan C − tan A tan B tan C cot A cot B cot C − cot A − cot B − cot C
(3) tan( A + B + C) = (4) cot( A + B + C) =
1 − tan A tan B − tan B tan C − tan C tan A cot A cot B + cot B cot C + cot C. cot A − 1
In general :
S 1 − S 3 + S 5 − S 7 + ....
(5) tan( A1 + A 2 + ..... + A n ) =
1 − S 2 + S 4 − S 6 + ....
where, S 1 = tan A1 + tan A 2 + .... + tan A n = The sum of the tangents of the separate angles.
S 2 = tan A1 tan A 2 + tan A1 tan A 3 + .... = The sum of the tangents taken two at a time.
S 3 = tan A1 tan A2 tan A3 + tan A2 tan A3 tan A4 + ... = Sum of tangents three at a time, and so on.
Formulae to Transform The Product Into Sum Or Difference
(1) 2 sin A cos B = sin( A + B) + sin( A − B) (3) 2 cos A cos B = cos( A + B) + cos( A − B)
(2) 2 cos A sin B = sin( A + B) − sin( A − B) (4) 2 sin A sin B = cos( A − B) − cos( A + B)
Let A + B = C and A − B = D
C+D C−D
Then, A = and B =
2 2
Therefore, we find out the formulae to transform the sum or difference into product.
C+D C−D C+D C−D
(1) sin C + sin D = 2 sin cos (3) cos C + cos D = 2 cos cos
2 2 2 2
C+D C−D C+D D−C C+D C−D
(2) sin C − sin D = 2 cos sin (4) cos C − cos D = 2 sin sin = −2 sin sin .
2 2 2 2 2 2
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Formula Sheet - Trigonometry Master JEE Mains Math 2020 Program
Trigonometric Ratio of Multiple of An Angle
2 tan A
(1) sin 2 A = 2 sin A cos A =
1 + tan 2 A
(2) cos 2 A = 2 cos 2 A − 1 = 1 − 2 sin 2 A
1 − tan 2 A
= cos 2 A − sin 2 A = ; where A (2n + 1) .
1 + tan A 2 4
2 tan A
(3) tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A
(4) sin 3 A = 3 sin A − 4 sin 3 A = 4 sin(60 o − A). sin A. sin(60 o + A)
(5) cos 3 A = 4 cos 3 A − 3 cos A = 4 cos(60 o − A). cos A. cos(60 o + A)
(6) tan 3 A = 3 tan A − tan
3
A
= tan( 60 o − A). tan A. tan( 60 o + A)
1 − 3 tan A
2
Trigonometric Ratio of Sub-Multiple Of An Angle
3
A A A A +, If 2n − / 4 A / 2 2n +
(1) sin + cos = 1 + sin A or sin + cos = 1 + sin A i.e., 4
2 2 2 2
−, otherwise
5
A A A A +, If 2n + / 4 A / 2 2n +
(2) sin − cos = 1 − sin A or (sin − cos ) = 1 − sin A i.e., 4
2 2 2 2
−, otherwise
A tan 2 A + 1 − 1 1 − cos A 1 − cos A
(3) (i) tan = = = ,where A (2n + 1)
2 tan A 1 + cos A sin A
A 1 + cos A 1 + cos A
(ii) cot = = , where A 2n
2 1 − cos A sin A
Maximum and minimum value of a cos + b sin
− a 2 + b 2 a sin + b cos a 2 + b 2
sin 2 x + cosec 2 x 2, for every real x.
cos 2 x + sec 2 x 2, for every real x.
tan 2
x + cot 2 x 2 , for every real x.
Some Important Formulas
n
n −1 sin 2 A
,if A n
2 3
cos A. cos 2 A. cos 2 . A cos 2 A....... cos 2 A= n
2 sin A
sin[ + ( n − 1) / 2]sin[ n / 2]
sin + sin( + ) + sin( + 2 ) + .........nterms =
sin( / 2)
cos[ + ( n − 1) / 2] sin[ n / 2]
cos + cos( + ) + cos( + 2 ) + .........nterms =
sin[ / 2]
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