Honors Precalculus

Trig Identities

Pythagorean Relationships Even/Odd Functions Cofunction Relationships

sin 2  + cos2  = 1 sin(− ) = − sin  
sin  = cos  −  
1 + tan 2  = sec2  cos(− ) = cos 2 
1 + cot 2  = csc2  csc(− ) = − csc 
cos = sin  −  
sec(− ) = sec 2 

tan(− ) = − tan  tan  = cot  −  
2 
cot(− ) = − cot 

Reciprocal Relationships cot  = tan  −  
2 

sec = csc  −  
1 1 2 
csc  = sin  = Quotient Identities
sin  csc  
csc = sec  −  
2 
sec  =
1
cos  =
1 sin 
cos  sec  tan  =
cos 
cot  =
1
tan  =
1 cos 
tan  cot  cot  =
sin 

Sum and Difference Identities Double Angle Identities

sin ( A + B ) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B sin 2  = 2sin  cos 

sin ( A − B ) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B
cos ( A + B ) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B cos 2  = cos2  − sin 2 
cos ( A − B ) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B cos 2  = 1 − 2sin 2 
tan A + tan B cos 2  = 2 cos2  − 1
tan ( A + B ) =
1 − tan A tan B
tan A − tan B 2 tan 
tan ( A − B ) = tan 2  =
1 + tan A tan B 1 − tan 2 
 Sum and Difference Identities Double Angle Identities

sin ( A + B ) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B sin 2  = 2sin  cos 

sin ( A − B ) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B
cos ( A + B ) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B cos 2  = cos2  − sin 2 
cos ( A − B ) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B cos 2  = 1 − 2sin 2 
tan A + tan B cos 2  = 2 cos2  − 1
tan ( A + B ) =
1 − tan A tan B
tan A − tan B 2 tan 
tan ( A − B ) = tan 2  =
1 + tan A tan B 1 − tan 2 

Honors Precalculus
Trig Identities

Pythagorean Relationships Even/Odd Functions Cofunction Relationships

sin 2  + cos2  = 1 sin(− ) = − sin  
sin  = cos  −  
1 + tan  = sec 
2 2
cos(− ) = cos 
2 
1 + cot  = csc 
2 2 csc(− ) = − csc cos

= sin  −  
sec(− ) = sec 2 

tan(− ) = − tan  tan  = cot  −  
2 
cot(− ) = − cot 

Reciprocal Relationships cot  = tan  −  

2 

sec = csc  −  
1 1 2 
csc  = sin  = Quotient Identities
sin  csc  csc

= sec  −  
1 1 sin  2 
sec  = cos  = tan  =
cos  sec  cos 
cot  =
1
tan  =
1 cos 
tan  cot  cot  =
sin 