1/11/2018 Mathwords: Trig Identities

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Trig Identities
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Identities involving trig functions are listed below.
A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O Pythagorean Identities Ratio Identities
Reciprocal Identities
P Q R S T
U V W X Y sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1
Z A to Z index
tan2 θ + 1 = sec2 θ
index: subject areas

numbers & symbols cot2 θ + 1 = csc2 θ

sets, logic, proofs
geometry
algebra
trigonometry
advanced algebra
& pre-calculus Odd/Even Identities
calculus sin (–x) = –sin x csc (–x) = –csc x
advanced topics
probability & cos (–x) = cos x sec (–x) = sec x
statistics
tan (–x) = –tan x cot (–x) = –cot x
real world
applications

multimedia
entries
Cofunction Identities, radians Cofunction Identities, degrees

sin (90° – x) = cos x cos (90° – x) = sin x

tan (90° – x) = cot x cot (90° – x) = tan x

sec (90° – x) = csc x csc (90° – x) = sec x

Periodicity Identities, radians Periodicity Identities, degrees

sin (x + 2π) = sin x csc (x + 2π) = csc x sin (x + 360°) = sin x csc (x + 360°) = csc x
cos (x + 2π) = cos x sec (x + 2π) = sec x cos (x + 360°) = cos x sec (x + 360°) = sec x
tan (x + π) = tan x cot (x + π) = cot x tan (x + 180°) = tan x cot (x + 180°) = cot x
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Sum/Difference Identities Double Angle Identities

Half Angle Identities

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Product to Sum Identities Sum to Product Identities

See also
Sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, cotangent

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