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Trig Identities

This document contains identities and relationships involving trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant. It lists various trigonometric identities including sum and difference identities, double angle identities, and identities relating trigonometric functions of the same angle. It also describes relationships in triangles involving sines, cosines and tangents, such as the Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and Law of Tangents.

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Trig Identities

This document contains identities and relationships involving trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant. It lists various trigonometric identities including sum and difference identities, double angle identities, and identities relating trigonometric functions of the same angle. It also describes relationships in triangles involving sines, cosines and tangents, such as the Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, and Law of Tangents.

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1.

Trigonometric Identities
sin−=−sin
cosec −=−cosec 
cos−=cos 
sec −=sec  
tan−=−tan 
cot−=−cot
sin±=sin  cos ±cos  sin 
cos ±=cos  cos ∓sin sin 
tan ±tan 
tan ±=
1∓tan tan 
sin2 =2sin cos 
cos 2=cos 2 −sin 2 =2cos2 −1=1−2sin 2 
2tan 
tan2 =
1−tan 2 
1
sin 2 =  1−cos 2 
2
2 1
cos =  1cos 2  
2
sin−sin =2sin    
−
2
cos

2

cos−cos =−2sin    
−
2
sin

2
Using the polar coordinates for a circle, we get the following relation:
2 2 2
x  y =r where r = radius
Polar coordinates of the circle are:
  x=acos , y=bsin
For a circle a=b=r , giving:
2 2
cos sin =1
Thus, the following relationships hold:
1−sin 2 =cos 2 
1−cos 2 =sin 2 
2 2
1tan =sec 
1cot 2 =cosec 2 

2. Triangular relationships
Given a triangle abc, with angles A, B, and C, where a is opposite to A, b 
is opposite to B, and c is opposite to C:
a b c
= = Law of Sines
sin A  sin B sinC 
a 2=b2 c 2−2 b c cos A 
b2=a2c 2−2 a c cos B Law of Cosines
c 2=a2b2−2 a b cosC 
A−B
tan  
a−b 2
= Law of Tangents
ab AB
tan  
2

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