Trigonometry Formulas

Pythagoras
 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 = 1
 1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃

General Addition (A+B)

 sin (𝐴 + 𝐵) = sin 𝐴. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐵 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴. 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐵
 cos (𝐴 + 𝐵) = cos 𝐴. cos 𝐵 − sin 𝐴. sin 𝐵
tan 𝐴 + tan 𝐵
 tan (𝐴 + 𝐵) =
1 − tan 𝐴.tan 𝐵

General Addition (A-B)

 sin (𝐴 − 𝐵) = sin 𝐴. 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐵 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝐴. 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝐵
 cos (𝐴 − 𝐵) = cos 𝐴. cos 𝐵 + sin 𝐴. sin 𝐵
tan 𝐴 − tan 𝐵
 tan (𝐴 − 𝐵) =
1 + tan 𝐴.tan 𝐵

Double – Angle Identities

 sin 2𝜃 = 2 sin 𝜃. cos 𝜃
 cos 2𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃
 cos 2𝜃 = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 − 1
 cos 2𝜃 = 1 − 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃
2 tan 𝜃
 tan 2𝜃 =
1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
 2 tan 𝜃
 sin 2𝜃 =
1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
1 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
 cos 2𝜃 =
1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃

Half – Angle Identities

𝜃 𝜃
 sin 𝜃 = 2 sin . cos
2 2

2 𝜃 2 𝜃
 cos 𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛
2 2

2 𝜃
 cos 𝜃 = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1
2
𝜃
 cos 𝜃 = 1 − 2 𝑠𝑖𝑛2
2
𝜃
2 tan
 tan 𝜃 = 2
𝜃
1− 𝑡𝑎𝑛2
2

Tribal – Angle Identities

 sin 3𝜃 = 3 sin 𝜃 − 4 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃

 cos 3𝜃 = 4 𝑐𝑜𝑠 3 𝜃 − 3 cos 𝜃
3 tan 𝜃− 𝑡𝑎𝑛3 𝜃
 tan 3𝜃 =
1− 3 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃

Product to Sum Identities

C+D C−D
 sin 𝐶 + sin 𝐷 = 2 sin ( ) . cos ( )
2 2
C+D C−D
 sin 𝐶 − sin 𝐷 = 2 cos ( ) . sin ( )
2 2
C+D C−D
 cos 𝐶 + cos 𝐷 = 2 cos ( ) . cos ( )
2 2
 C+D C−D
 cos 𝐶 − cos 𝐷 = −2 sin ( ) . sin ( )
2 2

Product to Sum Identities

1
 sin 𝐴. cos 𝐵 = [ sin(𝐴 + 𝐵) + sin(𝐴 − 𝐵) ]
2
1
 cos 𝐴. sin 𝐵 = [ sin(𝐴 + 𝐵) − sin(𝐴 − 𝐵) ]
2
1
 cos 𝐴. cos 𝐵 = [ cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) + cos(𝐴 − 𝐵) ]
2
1
 sin 𝐴. sin 𝐵 = − [ cos(𝐴 + 𝐵) − cos(𝐴 − 𝐵) ]
2