Sum and Difference of Angles
Sum and Difference of Angles
Sum and Difference of Angles
IDENTITIES
3 12
Given cos𝛼 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 sin 𝛽 = ,
5 13
where 𝛼 lies in Q4 and 𝛽 in Q1, find
cos(𝛼+ 𝛽).
Solution:
sin 𝛼 = − 1 − 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝛼
3 2 4
=- 1− =−
5 5
cos β = 1 2
− 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽
12 2 5
= 1− =
13 13
Solution:
cos(𝛼 + 𝛽) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
3 5 4 12
= ∙ − −
5 13 5 13
63
=
65
Practice:
4 3
Given cos𝛼 = − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 sin 𝛽 = ,
5 13
where 𝛼 lies in Q3 and 𝛽 in Q2, find
cos(𝛼 − 𝛽).
Solution:
sin 𝛼 = − 1 − 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝛼
4 2 3
=- 1− − =−
5 5
cos β = − 1 − 2
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽
3 2 4 10
=− 1− = −
13 13
Solution:
cos(𝛼 − 𝛽) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
4 4 10 3 3
= − ∙ − + −
5 13 5 13
−9+16 10
=
65
Cofunction Identities
𝜋
✓cos −𝛽 = sin 𝛽
2
𝜋
✓sin −𝛽 = cos 𝛽
2
𝜋
✓tan −𝛽 = cot 𝛽
2
Sum and Difference Sine Identity
✓sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B
1 2 𝟑
cosβ = − 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 = 1− =−
2 𝟐
1 2 𝟏𝟓
cosβ = 1− 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 = 1− − =
4 𝟒
tan 𝐴−tan 𝐵
✓tan (A – B) =
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵
Example 1:
3
Given tan 𝛼 = − and tan 𝛽 =
5
7
. Find tan(𝛼+ 𝛽) and tan(𝛼 − 𝛽) .
24
Solution:
tan 𝛼+tan 𝛽
tan (𝛼 + 𝛽) =
1 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
3 7
− +
= 5
3
24
7
1 −[ − ]
5 24
𝟑𝟕
=-
𝟏𝟒𝟏
Solution:
tan 𝛼−tan 𝛽
tan (𝛼 – 𝛽) =
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
3 7
− −
= 5 24
3 7
1+[ − ]
5 24
𝟏𝟎𝟕
=-
𝟗𝟗