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Right Triangle Definitions, Where 0 /2: MVCC Learning Commons IT129

This document defines and summarizes six trigonometric functions and their identities. It covers right triangle definitions, circular function definitions, negative angle identities, reciprocal identities, tangent and cotangent identities, double angle identities, Pythagorean identities, cofunction identities, half angle identities, sum and difference formulas, addition and subtraction formulas, and product formulas. All trigonometric function identities are expressed in terms of sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant.
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Right Triangle Definitions, Where 0 /2: MVCC Learning Commons IT129

This document defines and summarizes six trigonometric functions and their identities. It covers right triangle definitions, circular function definitions, negative angle identities, reciprocal identities, tangent and cotangent identities, double angle identities, Pythagorean identities, cofunction identities, half angle identities, sum and difference formulas, addition and subtraction formulas, and product formulas. All trigonometric function identities are expressed in terms of sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant.
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Trigonometric Identities

Six Trigonometric Functions


Right triangle definitions, where 0 < 𝜃𝜃 < 𝜋𝜋/2
opp hyp
sin 𝜃𝜃 = csc 𝜃𝜃 =
hyp opp
adj hyp
cos 𝜃𝜃 = sec 𝜃𝜃 =
hyp adj
opp adj
tan 𝜃𝜃 = cot 𝜃𝜃 =
adj opp
Circular function definitions, where 𝜃𝜃 is any angle.

𝑟𝑟 = �𝑥𝑥 2 + 𝑦𝑦 2

𝑦𝑦 𝑟𝑟
sin 𝜃𝜃 = csc 𝜃𝜃 =
𝑟𝑟 𝑦𝑦
𝑥𝑥 𝑟𝑟
cos 𝜃𝜃 = sec 𝜃𝜃 =
𝑟𝑟 𝑥𝑥
𝑦𝑦 𝑥𝑥
tan 𝜃𝜃 = cot 𝜃𝜃 =
𝑥𝑥 𝑦𝑦

Negative Angle Identities Reciprocal Identities


sin(−𝜃𝜃) = − sin 𝜃𝜃 cos(−𝜃𝜃) = cos 𝜃𝜃 tan(−𝜃𝜃) = − tan 𝜃𝜃 1 1 1
sin 𝜃𝜃 = cos 𝜃𝜃 = tan 𝜃𝜃 =
csc 𝜃𝜃 sec 𝜃𝜃 cot 𝜃𝜃
1 1 1
csc(−𝜃𝜃) = − csc 𝜃𝜃 sec(−𝜃𝜃) = sec 𝜃𝜃 cot(−𝜃𝜃) = − cot 𝜃𝜃 csc 𝜃𝜃 = sec 𝜃𝜃 = cot 𝜃𝜃 =
sin 𝜃𝜃 cos 𝜃𝜃 tan 𝜃𝜃
Tangent and Cotangent Identities Double Angle Identities
sin 𝜃𝜃 cos 𝜃𝜃 sin 2𝜃𝜃 = 2 sin 𝜃𝜃 cos 𝜃𝜃
tan 𝜃𝜃 = cot 𝜃𝜃 =
cos 𝜃𝜃 sin 𝜃𝜃
cos 2𝜃𝜃 = cos2 𝜃𝜃 − sin2 𝜃𝜃 = 2 cos2 𝜃𝜃 − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 𝜃𝜃
Pythagorean Identities
sin2 𝜃𝜃 + cos2 𝜃𝜃 = 1 tan2 𝜃𝜃 + 1 = sec 2 𝜃𝜃 2 tan 𝜃𝜃
tan 2𝜃𝜃 =
1 − tan2 𝜃𝜃
cot 2 𝜃𝜃 + 1 = csc 2 𝜃𝜃
Cofunction Identities Half Angle Identities
𝜋𝜋 𝜋𝜋
sin � − 𝜃𝜃� = cos 𝜃𝜃 cos � − 𝜃𝜃� = sin 𝜃𝜃 𝜃𝜃 1 − cos 𝜃𝜃 𝜃𝜃 1 + cos 𝜃𝜃
2 2 sin = ±� cos = ±�
𝜋𝜋 𝜋𝜋 2 2 2 2
csc � − 𝜃𝜃� = sec 𝜃𝜃 tan � − 𝜃𝜃� = cot 𝜃𝜃
2 2
𝜋𝜋 𝜋𝜋 𝜃𝜃 1 − cos 𝜃𝜃
sec � − 𝜃𝜃� = csc 𝜃𝜃 cot � − 𝜃𝜃� = tan 𝜃𝜃 tan = ±�
2 2 2 1 + cos 𝜃𝜃

Sum and Difference Formulas Addition and Subtraction Formulas


𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵 sin(𝐴𝐴 ± 𝐵𝐵) = sin 𝐴𝐴 cos 𝐵𝐵 ± cos 𝐴𝐴 sin 𝐵𝐵
sin 𝐴𝐴 + sin 𝐵𝐵 = 2 sin � � cos � �
2 2
𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵 cos(𝐴𝐴 ± 𝐵𝐵) = cos 𝐴𝐴 cos 𝐵𝐵 ∓ sin 𝐴𝐴 sin 𝐵𝐵
sin 𝐴𝐴 − sin 𝐵𝐵 = 2 cos � � sin � �
2 2 tan 𝐴𝐴 ± tan 𝐵𝐵
𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵 tan(𝐴𝐴 ± 𝐵𝐵) =
cos 𝐴𝐴 + cos 𝐵𝐵 = 2 cos � � cos � � 1 ∓ tan 𝐴𝐴 tan 𝐵𝐵
2 2
𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵 𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵 Product Formulas
cos 𝐴𝐴 − cos 𝐵𝐵 = −2 sin � � sin � �
2 2 1
sin 𝐴𝐴 sin 𝐵𝐵 = [cos(𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵) − cos(𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵)]
2
1
cos 𝐴𝐴 cos 𝐵𝐵 = [cos(𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵) + cos(𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵)]
2
1
sin 𝐴𝐴 cos 𝐵𝐵 = [sin(𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵) + sin(𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵)]
2
1
cos 𝐴𝐴 sin 𝐵𝐵 = [sin(𝐴𝐴 + 𝐵𝐵) − sin(𝐴𝐴 − 𝐵𝐵)]
2

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