Trigonometry Identities

Addition and subtraction identities Sum identities

sin(a + b) = sin(a) cos(b) + cos(a) sin(b) sin(a) + sin(b) = 2 sin ( a+b a−b
2 ) cos ( 2 )
sin(a − b) = sin(a) cos(b) − cos(a) sin(b) sin(a) − sin(b) = 2 cos ( a+b a−b
2 ) sin ( 2 )

cos(a + b) = cos(a) cos(b) − sin(a) sin(b) cos(a) + cos(b) = 2 cos ( a+b a−b
2 ) cos ( 2 )
cos(a + b) = cos(a) cos(b) + cos(a) cos(b) cos(a) − cos(b) = − 2 sin ( a+b a−b
2 ) sin ( 2 )

tan(a) + tan(b)
tan(a + b) = 1−tan(a) tan(b)

tan(a) − tan(b)
tan(a + b) = 1 + tan(a) tan(b)

Double Angle Identities Double Angle Identities

sin(2a) = 2 sin(a) cos(a) sin(2a) = 2 sin(a) cos(a)

cos(2a) = cos2 (a) − sin2 (a) cos(2a) = cos2 (a) − sin2 (a)
= 2 cos2 (a) − 1 = 2 cos2 (a) − 1
= 1 − 2sin2 (a) = 1 − 2sin2 (a)

2 tan(a) 2 tan(a)
tan(2a) = 1 − tan2 (a) tan(2a) = 1 − tan2 (a)

Product identities Pythagorean Identities

cos(a) cos(b) = 12 (cos(a + b) + cos(a − b)) sin2 a + cos2 a = 1

sin(a) sin(b) = 12 (cos(a − b) − cos(a + b)) sin2 a = 1 − cos2 a
cos2 a = 1 − sin2 a
sin(a) cos(b) = 12 (sin(a + b) + sin(a − b))
cos(a) sin(b) = 12 (sin(a + b) − sin(a − b))
 Differentiation rules

“Nice to know” Category Product Rule

I f h(x) = g(x) f (x),
T he derivative of f (x) * k is always f ′(x) * k h′(x) = g ′(x) f (x) + g(x) f ′(x)

Quotient Rules Chain Rule

I f h(x) = g(x)
f (x)
,
g ′(x) f (x) − g(x) f ′(x) Replace differentiable part of function
h′(x) = f (x)2 with “m”, calculate the derivative and
then multiply the value of m’.
1
I f h(x) = f (x)
,
f ′(x) Example:
h′(x) =− f (x)2

h(x) = (3x2 + 1)5

a
I f h(x) = f (x)
, (where a is a constant)
a * f ′(x) let 3x2 + 1 = m
h′(x) =− f (x)2

h′(x) = m5
= 5m4 * m′
= 5(3x2 + 1)4 * (3x2 + 1)′
= 30x(3x2 + 1)4