Trigonometric Identities – Formula Sheet
Including Inverse Trigonometric Identities
1. Fundamental Identities
• sin²θ + cos²θ = 1
• 1 + tan²θ = sec²θ
• 1 + cot²θ = csc²θ
2. Reciprocal Identities
• sin θ = 1 / csc θ , csc θ = 1 / sin θ
• cos θ = 1 / sec θ , sec θ = 1 / cos θ
• tan θ = 1 / cot θ , cot θ = 1 / tan θ
3. Quotient Identities
• tan θ = sin θ / cos θ
• cot θ = cos θ / sin θ
4. Co-Function Identities
• sin(90° – θ) = cos θ
• cos(90° – θ) = sin θ
• tan(90° – θ) = cot θ
• cot(90° – θ) = tan θ
• sec(90° – θ) = csc θ
• csc(90° – θ) = sec θ
5. Even-Odd Identities
• sin(-θ) = -sin θ
• cos(-θ) = cos θ
• tan(-θ) = -tan θ
• cot(-θ) = -cot θ
• sec(-θ) = sec θ
• csc(-θ) = -csc θ
6. Double Angle Formulas
• sin(2θ) = 2 sin θ cos θ
• cos(2θ) = cos²θ – sin²θ = 2cos²θ – 1 = 1 – 2sin²θ
• tan(2θ) = (2tan θ) / (1 – tan²θ)
7. Half Angle Formulas
• sin²(θ/2) = (1 – cos θ)/2
• cos²(θ/2) = (1 + cos θ)/2
• tan²(θ/2) = (1 – cos θ)/(1 + cos θ)
8. Sum and Difference Formulas
• sin(A ± B) = sinA cosB ± cosA sinB
• cos(A ± B) = cosA cosB ■ sinA sinB
• tan(A ± B) = (tanA ± tanB)/(1 ■ tanA tanB)
9. Inverse Trigonometric Identities
• sin■¹x + cos■¹x = π/2
• tan■¹x + cot■¹x = π/2
• sec■¹x + csc■¹x = π/2
• sin■¹(–x) = –sin■¹x
• cos■¹(–x) = π – cos■¹x
• tan■¹(–x) = –tan■¹x