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    The document summarizes important trigonometric identities. It presents 18 key identities involving sine, cosine, tangent, and differences or sums of angles. These identities can be used to derive many other trigonometric relationships. Mastering a core set of identities allows students to confidently obtain new identities when needed through manipulation and combination of the core identities.

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    Trigonometric Identities

    Jonathan Senning, [email protected] September 1999. Revised 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010.

    Trigonometric Identities you must remember


    sin2 + cos2 = 1 sin( + ) = sin cos + cos sin cos( + ) = cos cos sin sin (1) (2) (3)

    The big three trigonometric identities are

    Using these we can derive many other identities. Even if we commit the other useful identities to memory, these three will help be sure that our signs are correct, etc.

    Two more easy identities

    From equation (1) we can generate two more identities. First, divide each term in (1) by cos2 (assuming it is not zero) to obtain tan2 + 1 = sec2 . (4) When we divide by sin2 (again assuming it is not zero) we get 1 + cot2 = csc2 . (5)

    Identities involving the difference of two angles


    cos() = cos , sin() = sin . (6)

    From equations (2) and (3) we can get several useful identities. First, recall that From (2) we see that sin( ) = sin( + ()) = sin cos() + cos sin() which, using the relationships in (6), reduces to sin( ) = sin cos cos sin . In a similar way, we can use equation (3) to nd cos( ) = cos( + ()) = cos cos() sin sin() which simplies to cos( ) = cos cos + sin sin . (8) Notice that by remembering the identities (2) and (3) you can easily work out the signs in these last two identities. 1 (7)

    Identities involving products of sines and cosines

    If we now add equation (2) to equation (7) sin( ) = sin cos cos sin +(sin( + ) = sin cos + cos sin ) we nd sin( ) + sin( + ) = 2 sin cos and dividing both sides by 2 we obtain the identity sin cos = 1 1 sin( ) + sin( + ). 2 2 (9)

    In the same way we can add equations (3) and (8) cos( ) = cos cos + sin sin +(cos( + ) = cos cos sin sin ) to get cos( ) + cos( + ) = 2 cos cos which can be rearranged to yield the identity cos cos = 1 1 cos( ) + cos( + ). 2 2 (10)

    Suppose we wanted an identity involving sin sin . We can nd one by slightly modifying the last thing we did. Rather than adding equations (3) and (8), all we need to do is subtract equation (3) from equation (8): cos( ) = cos cos + sin sin (cos( + ) = cos cos sin sin ) This gives cos( ) cos( + ) = 2 sin sin or, in the form we prefer, sin sin = 1 1 cos( ) cos( + ). 2 2 (11)

    Double angle identities

    Now a couple of easy ones. If we let = in equations (2) and (3) we get the two identities sin 2 = 2 sin cos , cos 2 = cos sin .
    2 2

    (12) (13)

    Identities for sine squared and cosine squared

    If we have = in equation (10) then we nd cos cos = cos2 = 1 1 cos( ) + cos( + ) 2 2 1 1 cos 0 + cos 2. 2 2

    Simplifying this and doing the same with equation (11) we nd the two identities cos2 = sin2 = 1 (1 + cos 2), 2 1 (1 cos 2). 2 (14) (15)

    Identities involving tangent

    Finally, from equations (2) and (3) we can obtain an identity for tan( + ): tan( + ) = sin( + ) sin cos + cos sin = . cos( + ) cos cos sin sin

    Now divide numerator and denominator by cos cos to obtain the identity we wanted: tan( + ) = tan + tan . 1 tan tan (16)

    We can get the identity for tan( ) by replacing in (16) by and noting that tangent is an odd function: tan tan tan( ) = . (17) 1 + tan tan

    Summary

    There are many other identities that can be generated this way. In fact, the derivations above are not unique many trigonometric identities can be obtained many different ways. The idea here is to be very familiar with a small number of identities so that you are comfortable manipulating and combining them to obtain whatever identity you need to.

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