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List of Trigonometric Identities

Basic Identities: Pythagorean and Ratios

  • $sin² A + cos² A = 1$
  • $tan² A + 1 = sec² A$
  • $1 + cot² A = cosec² A$
  • $tanA = {sinA} / {cosA}$
  • $cosecA = 1 / {sinA}$
  • $secA = 1 / {cosA}$
  • $cotA = 1 / {tanA} = {cosA} / {sinA}$

Co-function Identities: Shifts

  • $sin({π/2} - {A}) = cosA$

    $sin({90°} - A) = cosA$
  • $cos({π/2} - A) = sinA$

    $cos(90° - A) = sinA$
  • $tan({π/2} - A) = cotA$

    $tan(90° - A) = cotA$

Odd-Even Identities: Reflection

  • $sin(-A) = - sinA$
  • $cos(-A) = cosA$
  • $tan(-A) = - tanA$

Addition Formulas: Angle Sum and Difference

  • $sin(A + B) = sinA·cosB + cosA·sinB$
  • $sin(A - B) = sinA·cosB - cosA·sinB$
  • $cos(A + B) = cosA·cosB - sinA·sinB$
  • $cos(A - B) = cosA·cosB + sinA·sinB$
  • $tan(A + B) = {( tanA + tanB )} / {( 1 - tanA·tanB )}$
  • $tan(A - B) = {( tanA - tanB )} / {( 1 + tanA·tanB )}$

Double-Angle Formulas

  • $sin2A = 2·sinA·cosA$
  • $cos2A = cos² A - sin² A$

    $cos2A = 1 - 2·sin² A$

    $cos2A = 2·cos² A - 1$
  • $tan2A = { 2·tanA } / { 1 - tan² A }$

Half-Angle Formulas

  • $sin²({A/2}) = {1 - cosA}/2$

    $sin({A/2}) = √{{ 1 - cosA }/2}$
  • $cos²({A/2}) = {1 + cosA }/2$

    $cos({A/2}) = √{{ 1 + cosA }/2}$
  • $tan({A/2}) = { 1 - cosA } / {sinA}$

    $tan({A/2}) = {sinA} / { 1 + cosA }$

Product Formulas

  • $2·sinA·cosB = sin(A + B) + sin(A - B)$
  • $2·cosA·cosB = cos(A + B) + cos(A - B)$
  • $2·cosA·sinB = sin(A + B) - sin(A - B)$
  • $2·sinA·sinB = cos(A - B) - cos(A + B)$

Factoring Formulas

  • $sinA + sinB = 2·cos({ {A - B}/2 })·sin({ {A + B}/2})$
  • $sinA - sinB = 2·cos({ {A + B}/2 })·sin({ {A - B}/2 })$
  • $cosA + cosB = 2·cos({ {A + B}/2 })·cos({ {A - B}/2 })$
  • $cosA - cosB = - 2·sin({ {A + B}/2 })·sin({ {A - B}/2 })$
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