Reciprocal Identities
sin(θ) = 1/csc(θ) csc(θ) = 1/sin(θ) cot(θ) = cos(θ)/sin(θ)
cos(θ) = 1/sec(θ) sec(θ) = 1/cos(θ) tan(θ) = sin(θ)/cos(θ)
tan(θ) = 1/cot(θ) cot(θ) = 1/tan(θ)
Pythagorean Identities:
There are three Pythagorean trigonometric identities in trigonometry that are based on the right-triangle theorem or Pythagoras
theorem.
sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1
sin2 θ = 1 − cos2 θ tan2 θ + 1 = sec2 θ cot2 θ + 1 = csc2 θ
cos2 θ = 1 − sin2 θ tan2 θ = sec2 θ − 1 cot2 θ = csc2 θ – 1
Opposite Angle Identities:
Sin (−θ) = −sin(θ) Tan −θ) = −tan(θ) Sec (−θ) = sec(θ)
Cos (−θ) = cos(θ) Cot (−θ) = −cot(θ) Csc (−θ) = −csc(θ)
Half Angle Identities:
Double Angle Identities:
Identities of Complementary Angles: equal to 90 degrees. Similarly, when we can learn here the
In geometry, two angles are complementary if their sum is trigonometric identities for complementary angles.
Sin (90 – θ) = Cos θ Identities of Supplementary Angles:
Cos (90 – θ) = Sin θ Two angles are supplementary if their sum is equal to 90
degrees. Similarly, when we can learn here the trigonometric
Tan (90 – θ) = Cot θ
identities for supplementary angles.
Cot ( 90 – θ) = Tan θ
Sec (90 – θ) = Csc θ sin (180°- θ) = sinθ
Csc (90 – θ) = Sec θ cos (180°- θ) = -cos θ
cosec (180°- θ) = cosec θ
sec (180°- θ)= -sec θ
tan (180°- θ) = -tan θ
cot (180°- θ) = -cot θ
Sum and Difference of Angles Identities:
Product-Sum Trigonometric Identities
The product-sum trigonometric identities change the sum or Trigonometric Identities of Products
difference of sines or cosines into a product of sines and
cosines.
Triple Angle Formulas
Periodicity of trig functions: