Trigonometric Formulas for Class 12
1. Basic Trigonometric Ratios
- sin θ = Opposite / Hypotenuse
- cos θ = Adjacent / Hypotenuse
- tan θ = Opposite / Adjacent = sin θ / cos θ
- cot θ = 1 / tan θ = cos θ / sin θ
- sec θ = 1 / cos θ
- cosec θ = 1 / sin θ
2. Reciprocal Identities
- cosec θ = 1 / sin θ
- sec θ = 1 / cos θ
- cot θ = 1 / tan θ
3. Pythagorean Identities
- sin² θ + cos² θ = 1
- 1 + tan² θ = sec² θ
- 1 + cot² θ = cosec² θ
4. Angle Sum and Difference Formulas
- sin(A ± B) = sin A cos B ± cos A sin B
- cos(A ± B) = cos A cos B ■ sin A sin B
- tan(A ± B) = (tan A ± tan B) / (1 ■ tan A tan B)
5. Double Angle Formulas
- sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A
- cos 2A = cos² A - sin² A
- cos 2A = 2 cos² A - 1
- cos 2A = 1 - 2 sin² A
- tan 2A = 2 tan A / (1 - tan² A)
6. Half Angle Formulas
- sin² A = (1 - cos 2A) / 2
- cos² A = (1 + cos 2A) / 2
- tan² A = (1 - cos 2A) / (1 + cos 2A)
7. Product to Sum Formulas
- sin A sin B = 1/2 [cos(A - B) - cos(A + B)]
- cos A cos B = 1/2 [cos(A - B) + cos(A + B)]
- sin A cos B = 1/2 [sin(A + B) + sin(A - B)]
8. Sum to Product Formulas
- sin A + sin B = 2 sin[(A + B)/2] cos[(A - B)/2]
- sin A - sin B = 2 cos[(A + B)/2] sin[(A - B)/2]
- cos A + cos B = 2 cos[(A + B)/2] cos[(A - B)/2]
- cos A - cos B = -2 sin[(A + B)/2] sin[(A - B)/2]