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Trigonometric Identities

Trigonometric Identities

Trigonometry deals with sine and cosine functions of a right-angled triangle. Like trigonometry equations, trigonometry identities are also universal and used widely to solve various mathematical problems. Also, like algebraic identities, (a + b)² = a² + 2ab + b², (a - b)² = a² - 2ab+ b², and (a + b) (a-b)= a² - b², trigonometric identities are represent the same way. Let us see a few trigonometric identities.

Reciprocal identities

  • sin θ = 1/cosec θ
  • cosec θ = 1/sin θ
  • cos θ = 1/sec θ
  • sec θ = 1/cos θ
  • tan θ = 1/cot θ
  • cot θ = 1/tan θ

Pythagorean trigonometric identities

  • sin² θ + cos² θ = 1
  • 1 + tan² θ = sec² θ
  • 1 + cot² θ = cosec² θ

Complementary and supplementary identities

  • sin (90°- θ) = cos θ
  • cos (90°- θ) = sin θ
  • cosec (90°- θ) = sec θ
  • sec (90°- θ) = cosec θ
  • tan (90°- θ) = cot θ
  • cot (90°- θ) = tan θ
  • sin (180°- θ) = sin θ
  • cos (180°- θ) = -cos θ
  • cosec (180°- θ) = cosec θ
  • sec (180°- θ)= -sec θ
  • tan (180°- θ) = -tan θ
  • cot (180°- θ) = -cot θ

Sum and difference identities

  • sin (A+B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B
  • sin (A-B) = sin A cos B - cos A sin B
  • cos (A+B) = cos A cos B - sin A sin B
  • cos (A-B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B
  • tan (A+B) = (tan A + tan B)/(1 - tan A tan B)
  • tan (A-B) = (tan A - tan B)/(1 + tan A tan B)

Double angle identities

These can be find from the sum and difference identities as:
sin (A+B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B
Substitute A = B = θ on both sides here, we get:
sin (θ + θ) = sin θ cos θ + cos θ sin θ
sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ

  • sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ
  • cos 2θ = cos 2θ - sin 2θ = 2 cos 2θ - 1 = 1 - sin 2 θ
  • tan 2θ = (2 tanθ)/(1 - tan 2θ)

Half angle identities

These can be find from the sum and difference identities as:
cos 2θ = 1 - 2 sin² θ
2 sin² θ = 1- cos 2θ
sin² θ = (1 - cos2θ)/(2)
sin θ = ± √[(1 - cos 2θ)/2]
Replacing θ by θ/2 on both sides,
sin (θ/2) = ± √[(1 - cos θ)/2]
This is the half-angle formula of sin.

In the same way, we can derive the other half-angle formulas.
sin (θ/2) = ±√[(1 – cos θ)/2]
cos (θ/2) = ±√(1 + cos θ)/2
tan (θ/2) = ±√[(1 – cos θ)(1 + cos θ)]

Sine and Cosine rule

We can use trigonometric functions to find the angles of a non-right-angled triangle.

According to the sine rule,
a / sin A = b / sin B = c / sin C
Where, A, B, C are the angles of the triangle
a, b, c are the sides opposite to angles A, B and C, respectively.

According to cosine rule,

  • a² = b² + c² - 2bc · cos A
  • b² = c² + a² - 2ca · cos B
  • c² = a² + b² - 2ab · cos C

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