TRIGONOMETRIC FORMULA

Relation between trigonometric ratios:

1 1 1 1
(i) sin  = (ii) cosec = (iii) cos  = (iv) sec  =
cosec  sin  sec  cos 
1 1 sin  cos 
(v) tan  = (vi) cot  = (vii) tan  = (viii) cot  =
cot  tan  cos  sin 
(ix) sin  + cos  = 1
2 2
( x ) 1 + tan  = sec 
2 2
(xi) 1 + cot  = cosec 2
2

Trigonometric Formulae
1. sin ( A + B ) = sin A cos B + sin B cos A 6. tan ( A − B ) =
tan A − tan B
1 + tan A tan B
2. sin ( A − B ) = sin A cos B − sin B cos A
cot A cot B − 1
7. cot ( A + B ) =
3. cos ( A + B ) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B cot B + cot A
cot A cot B + 1
4. cos ( A − B ) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B 8. cot ( A − B ) =
cot B − cot A
tan A + tan B
5. tan ( A + B ) =
1 − tan A tan B
sin ( A + B ) sin ( A − B ) = sin 2 A − sin 2 B = cos 2 B − cos 2 A
9.
10. cos ( A + B ) cos ( A − B ) = cos 2 A − sin 2 B = cos 2 B − sin 2 A

tan A + tan B + tan C − tan A tan B tan C

11. tan( A + B + C ) =
1 − tan A tan B − tan B tan C − tan C tan A
12. 2sin A cos B = sin ( A + B ) + sin ( A − B ) 24. 1 + cos 2 A = 2 cos 2 A

13. 2sin B cos A = sin ( A + B ) − sin ( A − B ) 25. 1 − cos 2 A = 2sin 2 A

2 tan A
14. 2 cos A cos B = cos ( A + B ) + cos ( A − B ) 26. sin 2 A =
1 + tan 2 A
15. 2sin A sin B = cos ( A − B ) − cos ( A + B ) 1 − tan 2 A
27. cos 2 A =
1 + tan 2 A
C+D C−D
16. sin C + sin D = 2sin cos
2 2 2 tan A
28. tan 2 A =
1 − tan 2 A
C+D C−D
17. sin C − sin D = 2cos sin
2 2 cot 2 A − 1
29. cot 2 A =
C+D C−D 2 cot A
18. cos C + cos D = 2 cos cos
2 2 30. sin 3 A = 3sin A − 4sin 3 A
C+D D −C 31. 4sin 3 A = 3sin A − sin 3 A
19. cos C − cos D = 2sin sin
2 2
32. cos 3 A = 4 cos3 A − 3cos A
20. sin 2 A = 2sin A cos A
33. 4 cos3 A = 3cos A + cos 3 A
21. cos 2 A = cos A − sin A
2 2

3 tan A − tan 3 A
22. cos 2 A = 2 cos A − 1
2 34. tan 3 A =
1 − 3 tan 2 A
23. cos 2 A = 1 − 2sin 2 A

ABDULLAH AL- RASHED, Lecturer in Mathematics, Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College
01761-448968
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35. sin −1 x = cosec−1
1
; −1  x  1 41. sin ( sin x ) = x −1
42. sin ( sin x ) = x
−1

x
43. cos ( cos −1 x ) = x 44. cos −1 ( cos x ) = x
−1 1 −1
36. cosec x = sin ; x  −1 or x  1
x 45. tan ( tan −1 x ) = x 46. tan ( tan x ) = x
−1

1
37. cos −1 x = sec−1 ; − 1  x  1 47. cot ( cot −1 x ) = x
x 48. cot −1 ( cot x ) = x

1
38. sec−1 x = cos −1 ; x  −1or x  1 49. sec ( sec−1 x ) = x 50. sec ( sec x ) = x
−1

x
1 51. cosec ( cosec −1 x ) = x 52. cosec ( cosec x ) = x
−1
−1 −1
39. tan x = cot
x
1
40. cot −1 x = tan −1
x

1 1 1 − x2 x
53. sin −1 x = cosec−1 = cos −1 1 − x 2 = sec −1 = cot −1 = tan −1
x 1 − x2 x 1 − x2

54. sin −1 x + cos −1 x =


2
;  −1  x  1 
63. cos −1 x − cos −1 y = cos −1 xy + (1 − x )(1 − y )
2 2


55. tan −1 x + cot −1 x = ;  x  0
2 64. sin  = 0  = n
 
56. cosec−1 x + sec−1 x = ;  x,  −1, x  1 65. sin  = 1  = (4n + 1)
2 2
x+ y 
57. tan −1 x + tan −1 y = tan −1 ;  xy  1 66. sin  = −1  = (4n − 1)
1 − xy 2
x− y 
58. tan −1 x − tan −1 y = tan −1 67. cos  = 0  = (2n + 1)
1 + xy 2
x + y + z − xyz 68. cos  = 1  = 2n
59. tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = tan −1
1 − yz − zx − xy
69. cos  = −1  = (2n + 1)
70. tan  = 0  = n
−1 −1
60. sin x + sin y = sin x 1 − y + y 1 − x 
−1 2 2
71. tan  = tan   = n + 

x − sin y = sin  x 1 − y − y 1 − x 
72. sin  = sin   = n + ( −1) 
n

61. sin −1 −1 −1 2 2

73. cos  = cos   = 2n  

62. cos −1
x + cos y = cos  xy − (1 − x )(1 − y )
−1 −1 2 2

−1 1 − x
2
2x 2x
74. 2 tan −1 x = sin −1 = cos = tan −1
1+ x 2
1+ x 2
1 − x2

ABDULLAH AL- RASHED, Lecturer in Mathematics, Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College
01761-448968