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Fundamental Trig Identities

The document outlines several fundamental trigonometric identities including reciprocal identities that relate trig functions to their reciprocals, quotient identities that relate trig functions as ratios, Pythagorean identities involving trig functions of angles and their squares, cofunction identities relating trig functions of complementary angles, and even/odd identities describing trig functions of negative angles.

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Fundamental Trig Identities

The document outlines several fundamental trigonometric identities including reciprocal identities that relate trig functions to their reciprocals, quotient identities that relate trig functions as ratios, Pythagorean identities involving trig functions of angles and their squares, cofunction identities relating trig functions of complementary angles, and even/odd identities describing trig functions of negative angles.

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Fundamental Trigonometric Identities

Reciprocal Identities

1 1 1
sin   cos   tan  
csc  sec  cot 

1 1 1
csc   sec   cot  
sin  cos  tan 

Quotient Identities

sin  cos 
tan   cot  
cos  sin 

Pythagorean Identities

sin 2   cos 2   1 1  tan 2   sec 2  1  cot 2   csc 2 

Cofunction Identities

   
sin      cos cos     sin 
2  2 
   
tan      cot  cot      tan 
2  2 
   
sec     csc csc     sec
2  2 

Even/Odd Identities

sin(-θ) = -sin θ cos(-θ) = cos θ tan(-θ) = -tan θ

csc(-θ) = -csc θ sec(-θ) = sec θ cot(-θ) = -cot θ

Fundamental Trigonometric Identities


Reciprocal Identities
1 1 1
sin   cos   tan  
csc  sec  cot 

1 1 1
csc   sec   cot  
sin  cos  tan 

Quotient Identities

sin  cos 
tan   cot  
cos  sin 

Pythagorean Identities

sin 2   cos 2   1 1  tan 2   sec 2  1  cot 2   csc 2 

Cofunction Identities

   
sin      cos cos     sin 
 2   2 
   
tan      cot  cot      tan 
2  2 
   
sec     csc csc     sec
2  2 

Even/Odd Identities

sin(-θ) = -sin θ cos(-θ) = cos θ tan(-θ) = -tan θ

csc(-θ) = -csc θ sec(-θ) = sec θ cot(-θ) = -cot θ

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