Key Equations

Key Equations

Pythagorean identities cos 2 θ+ sin 2 θ=1 1+ cot 2 θ= csc 2 θ 1+ tan 2 θ= sec 2 θ cos 2 θ+ sin 2 θ=1 1+ cot 2 θ= csc 2 θ 1+ tan 2 θ= sec 2 θ
Even-odd identities tan(−θ) = −tanθ cot(−θ) = −cotθ sin(−θ) = −sinθ csc(−θ) = −cscθ cos(−θ) = cosθ sec(−θ) = secθ tan(−θ) = −tanθ cot(−θ) = −cotθ sin(−θ) = −sinθ csc(−θ) = −cscθ cos(−θ) = cosθ sec(−θ) = secθ
Reciprocal identities sinθ = 1 cscθ cosθ = 1 secθ tanθ = 1 cotθ cscθ = 1 sinθ secθ = 1 cosθ cotθ = 1 tanθ sinθ = 1 cscθ cosθ = 1 secθ tanθ = 1 cotθ cscθ = 1 sinθ secθ = 1 cosθ cotθ = 1 tanθ
Quotient identities tanθ = sinθ cosθ cotθ = cosθ sinθ tanθ = sinθ cosθ cotθ = cosθ sinθ
Sum Formula for Cosine cos( α+β )=cosαcosβ−sinαsinβ cos( α+β )=cosαcosβ−sinαsinβ
Difference Formula for Cosine cos( α−β )=cosαcosβ+sinαsinβ cos( α−β )=cosαcosβ+sinαsinβ
Sum Formula for Sine sin( α+β )=sinαcosβ+cosαsinβ sin( α+β )=sinαcosβ+cosαsinβ
Difference Formula for Sine sin( α−β )=sinαcosβ−cosαsinβ sin( α−β )=sinαcosβ−cosαsinβ
Sum Formula for Tangent tan( α+β )= tanα+tanβ 1−tanαtanβ tan( α+β )= tanα+tanβ 1−tanαtanβ
Difference Formula for Tangent tan( α−β )= tanα−tanβ 1+tanαtanβ tan( α−β )= tanα−tanβ 1+tanαtanβ
Cofunction identities sinθ = cos( π 2 −θ ) cosθ = sin( π 2 −θ ) tanθ = cot( π 2 −θ ) cotθ = tan( π 2 −θ ) secθ = csc( π 2 −θ ) cscθ = sec( π 2 −θ ) sinθ = cos( π 2 −θ ) cosθ = sin( π 2 −θ ) tanθ = cot( π 2 −θ ) cotθ = tan( π 2 −θ ) secθ = csc( π 2 −θ ) cscθ = sec( π 2 −θ )
Double-angle formulas sin(2θ) = 2sinθcosθ cos(2θ) = cos 2 θ− sin 2 θ = 1−2 sin 2 θ = 2 cos 2 θ−1 tan(2θ) = 2tanθ 1− tan 2 θ sin(2θ) = 2sinθcosθ cos(2θ) = cos 2 θ− sin 2 θ = 1−2 sin 2 θ = 2 cos 2 θ−1 tan(2θ) = 2tanθ 1− tan 2 θ
Reduction formulas sin 2 θ = 1−cos(2θ) 2 cos 2 θ = 1+cos(2θ) 2 tan 2 θ = 1−cos(2θ) 1+cos(2θ) sin 2 θ = 1−cos(2θ) 2 cos 2 θ = 1+cos(2θ) 2 tan 2 θ = 1−cos(2θ) 1+cos(2θ)
Half-angle formulas sin α 2 = ± 1−cosα 2 cos α 2 = ± 1+cosα 2 tan α 2 = ± 1−cosα 1+cosα = sinα 1+cosα = 1−cosα sinα sin α 2 = ± 1−cosα 2 cos α 2 = ± 1+cosα 2 tan α 2 = ± 1−cosα 1+cosα = sinα 1+cosα = 1−cosα sinα
Product-to-sum Formulas cosαcosβ = 1 2 [cos(α−β)+cos(α+β)] sinαcosβ = 1 2 [sin(α+β)+sin(α−β)] sinαsinβ = 1 2 [cos(α−β)−cos(α+β)] cosαsinβ = 1 2 [sin(α+β)−sin(α−β)] cosαcosβ = 1 2 [cos(α−β)+cos(α+β)] sinαcosβ = 1 2 [sin(α+β)+sin(α−β)] sinαsinβ = 1 2 [cos(α−β)−cos(α+β)] cosαsinβ = 1 2 [sin(α+β)−sin(α−β)]
Sum-to-product Formulas sinα+sinβ = 2sin( α+β 2 )cos( α−β 2 ) sinα−sinβ = 2sin( α−β 2 )cos( α+β 2 ) cosα−cosβ = −2sin( α+β 2 )sin( α−β 2 ) cosα+cosβ = 2cos( α+β 2 )cos( α−β 2 ) sinα+sinβ = 2sin( α+β 2 )cos( α−β 2 ) sinα−sinβ = 2sin( α−β 2 )cos( α+β 2 ) cosα−cosβ = −2sin( α+β 2 )sin( α−β 2 ) cosα+cosβ = 2cos( α+β 2 )cos( α−β 2 )