Notes@HKU by Jax

Trigonometry review

Trigonometric identities

  1. sin2x+cos2x=1\sin^2x+\cos^2x=1
  2. tanx=sinxcosx\tan x=\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}
  3. cscx=1sinx\csc x=\frac{1}{\sin x}
  4. secx=1cosx\sec x=\frac{1}{\cos x}
  5. cotx=1tanx\cot x=\frac{1}{\tan x}
  6. sin2x=2sinxcosx\sin 2x=2\sin x\cos x
  7. cos2x=cos2xsin2x\cos 2x=\cos^2x-\sin^2x
  8. tan2x=2tanx1tan2x\tan 2x=\frac{2\tan x}{1-\tan^2x}
  9. sin(x±y)=sinxcosy±cosxsiny\sin(x\pm y)=\sin x\cos y\pm\cos x\sin y
  10. cos(x±y)=cosxcosysinxsiny\cos(x\pm y)=\cos x\cos y\mp\sin x\sin y
  11. tan(x±y)=tanx±tany1tanxtany\tan(x\pm y)=\frac{\tan x\pm\tan y}{1\mp\tan x\tan y}
  12. 1+tan2x=sec2x1 + tan^2x = sec^2x
  13. 1+cot2x=csc2x1 + cot^2x = csc^2x

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