Trigonometry Formulas and Properties
Reciprocal Identities: Tangent and Cotangent Identities:
sin cos 1 1 tan = cot = sin = csc = cos sin csc sin ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ 1ππ 1 ππ cos = sec = Pythagorean Identities: sec cos ππ ππ sin + cos = 1 1 ππ 1 ππ tan = cot = tan2 + 1 =2sec cot tan ππ ππ 1 +2cot = csc2 ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ ππ 2 2 ππ ππ
Even/Odd Formulas: Cofunction Formulas: sin( ) = sin cos( ) = cos tan( ) = tan sin = cos csc = sec tan = cot 2 2 2 ππ ππ ππ csc(βππ) = β cscππ sec(βππ) = sec ππ cot(βππ) = β cot ππ cosοΏ½ β πποΏ½ = sin ππ secοΏ½ β πποΏ½ = csc ππ cot οΏ½ β πποΏ½ = tan ππ
2 2 2 ππ ππ ππ βππ β ππ βππ ππ βππ β ππ οΏ½ β πποΏ½ ππ οΏ½ β πποΏ½ ππ οΏ½ β πποΏ½ ππ Product to Sum Formulas: Sum to Product Formulas: 1 + sin sin = [cos( ) cos( + )] sin + sin = 2 sin cos 2 2 2 1 πΌπΌ +π½π½ πΌπΌ β π½π½ cos πΌπΌ cosπ½π½ = [cos(πΌπΌ β π½π½ )β+ cos(πΌπΌ +π½π½ )] sin πΌπΌ sin π½π½ = 2 cosοΏ½ οΏ½ sin οΏ½ οΏ½ 2 2 2 1 πΌπΌ + π½π½ πΌπΌ β π½π½ sinπΌπΌ cosπ½π½ = [sin(πΌπΌ +β π½π½) + sin( πΌπΌ π½π½)] cos πΌπΌ +βcosπ½π½ = 2 cosοΏ½ οΏ½ cosοΏ½ οΏ½ 2 2 2 1 πΌπΌ +π½π½ πΌπΌ β π½π½ cosπΌπΌ sin π½π½ = [sin(πΌπΌ + π½π½) sin(πΌπΌ β π½π½)] πΌπΌ π½π½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ 2 cos cos = 2 sin sin
2 2 πΌπΌ π½π½ πΌπΌ π½π½ β πΌπΌ β π½π½ πΌπΌ π½π½ πΌπΌ β π½π½ πΌπΌ β π½π½ β οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½
Sum and Difference Formulas: Half-Angle Formulas: Double Angle Formulas: ( ) sin( Β± ) = sin cos Β± sin cos 1 cos sin 2 = 2 sin cos sin = Β± 2 2 cos(πΌπΌ Β± π½π½) = cosπΌπΌ cosπ½π½ sinπ½π½ sinπΌπΌ ππ β ππ ππ ππ ππ οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ cos(2 ) = cos sin tan Β± tan 1 + cos πΌπΌtan(π½π½ Β± ) = πΌπΌ π½π½ β πΌπΌ π½π½ cos = Β± 2 2 1 tan tan 2 2 = 2ππ cos ππ1β ππ πΌπΌ π½π½ ππ ππ 2 πΌπΌ π½π½ οΏ½ = 1 2 sin β πΌπΌ π½π½ οΏ½ οΏ½ ππ β Periodic Formulas: 1 cos 2 tan = Β± β ππ sin( + 2 ) = sin csc( + 2 ) = csc 2 1 + cos 2tan ππ β ππ tan 2 = οΏ½ οΏ½ οΏ½ 1 tan
cos(ππ + 2ππππ) = cosππ sec(ππ + 2ππππ) = secππ ππ ππ ππ 2 β ππ tan(ππ + ππππ) = tan ππ cot(ππ + ππππ) = cot ππ ππ ππππ ππ ππ ππππ ππ
Updated: October 2019
Trigonometric Functions:
Right Triangle: Unit Circle: y
hypotenuse ( , )
opposite π₯π₯ π¦π¦ r x ΞΈ
adjacent opposite hypotnuse sin = csc = hypotnuse opposite sin = csc = ΞΈ ΞΈ π¦π¦ ππ adjacent hypotnuse ππ ππ cos = sec = hypotnuse adjacent cos = ππ sec = π¦π¦ ΞΈ ΞΈ π₯π₯ ππ opposite adjacent ππ ππ tan = cot = ππ π₯π₯ adjacent opposite tan = cot = ΞΈ ΞΈ π¦π¦ π₯π₯ ππ ππ π₯π₯ π¦π¦
Inverse Trigonometric Functions:
Definition: Alternative Definition: = sin = sin sin =arcsin β1 β1 π¦π¦ = cos π₯π₯ οΏ½sameοΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½as π₯π₯ = cosπ¦π¦ cos π₯π₯ =arccos π₯π₯
β1 β1 π¦π¦ π₯π₯ οΏ½sameοΏ½οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½as π₯π₯ π¦π¦ tan π₯π₯ =arctan π₯π₯ = tan = tan Law of Sines: = = β1 sin πΌπΌ sin π½π½ sin πΎπΎ β1 π₯π₯ π₯π₯ π¦π¦ π₯π₯ οΏ½π π π π οΏ½π π π π οΏ½οΏ½οΏ½πποΏ½ππ π₯π₯ π¦π¦ ππ ππ ππ Domain and Range: Law of Cosines: = + 2 cos Function Domain Range 2 2 2 = sin 1 1 ππ ππ ππ β ππππ πΌπΌ 2 2 = + 2 cos β1 ππ ππ π¦π¦ π₯π₯ β β€ π₯π₯ β€ β β€ π¦π¦ β€ 2 2 2 = cos 1 1 0 ππ = ππ + ππ β2 ππππcos π½π½ β1 π¦π¦ π₯π₯ β β€ π₯π₯ β€ β€ π¦π¦ β€ ππ = tan < < 2 2 2 2 ππ ππ ππ β ππππ πΎπΎ β1 ππ ππ π¦π¦ π₯π₯ ββ β€ π₯π₯ β€ β β π¦π¦ Law of Tangents: = cot 0 1 tan ( ) β1 = 2 π¦π¦ π₯π₯ ββ β€ π₯π₯ β€ β β€ π¦π¦ β€ ππ + 1 = sec 1, 1 0 < , < tan (πΌπΌ+ βπ½π½) 2 2 ππ βππ 2 β1 ππ ππ π¦π¦ π₯π₯ π₯π₯ β€ β π₯π₯ β₯ β€ π¦π¦ π¦π¦ β€ ππ ππ ππ 1 = csc 1, 1 < 0 , 0 < tan (πΌπΌ π½π½) 2 2 = 2 β1 1 ππ ππ + tan ( + ) π¦π¦ π₯π₯ π₯π₯ β€ β π₯π₯ β₯ β β€ π¦π¦ π¦π¦ β€ ππ βππ 2 π½π½ βπΎπΎ ππ ππ 1 tan (π½π½ πΎπΎ) Inverse Properties: = 2 1 + tan ( + ) ππ βππ 2 πΌπΌ βπΎπΎ sin (sin ( )) = sin (sin( )) = ππ ππ β1 β1 πΌπΌ πΎπΎ cos (cos (π₯π₯ )) =π₯π₯ cos (cos(ππ )) =ππ β1 β1 tan (tan (π₯π₯)) = π₯π₯ tan (tan(ππ)) = ππ β1 β1 π₯π₯ π₯π₯ ππ ππ Updated: October 2019