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Formula Sheets / Maths

Chapter 9

Trigonometric Ratios and Identities

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Basic identitiesCompound anglesMultiple and sub-multiple anglesSum–product formulasStandard resultsConditional identities (A + B + C = π)Maximum and minimum

Basic identities

  • Pythagorean

    sin2θ+cos2θ=1,1+tan2θ=sec2θ,1+cot2θ=csc2θ
  • Allied angles

    sin(π−θ)=sinθ, cos(π−θ)=−cosθ, sin(2π​−θ)=cosθ
    ASTC: all ratios positive in quadrant I, sin in II, tan in III, cos in IV.

Compound angles

  • Sine and cosine

    sin(A±B)=sinAcosB±cosAsinB,cos(A±B)=cosAcosB∓sinAsinB
  • Tangent

    tan(A±B)=1∓tanAtanBtanA±tanB​
  • Products

    sin(A+B)sin(A−B)=sin2A−sin2B,cos(A+B)cos(A−B)=cos2A−sin2B

Multiple and sub-multiple angles

  • Double angle

    sin2A=2sinAcosA=1+tan2A2tanA​,cos2A=cos2A−sin2A=1−2sin2A=2cos2A−1
  • tan2A=1−tan2A2tanA​,cos2A=1+tan2A1−tan2A​
  • Triple angle

    sin3A=3sinA−4sin3A,cos3A=4cos3A−3cosA,tan3A=1−3tan2A3tanA−tan3A​
  • Half angle

    sin22A​=21−cosA​,cos22A​=21+cosA​,tan2A​=sinA1−cosA​

Sum–product formulas

  • Sum to product

    sinC+sinD=2sin2C+D​cos2C−D​,cosC+cosD=2cos2C+D​cos2C−D​
  • sinC−sinD=2cos2C+D​sin2C−D​,cosC−cosD=−2sin2C+D​sin2C−D​
  • Product to sum

    2sinAcosB=sin(A+B)+sin(A−B),2cosAcosB=cos(A+B)+cos(A−B),2sinAsinB=cos(A−B)−cos(A+B)

Standard results

  • Values

    sin15∘=22​3​−1​,tan15∘=2−3​,sin18∘=45​−1​,cos36∘=45​+1​
  • Product of cosines

    cosAcos2Acos4A⋯cos2n−1A=2nsinAsin2nA​
  • Sines in AP

    k=0∑n−1​sin(α+kβ)=sin2β​sin2nβ​​sin(α+2(n−1)β​)
    Same for cosines with cos in place of the last sin.
  • Three-angle product

    sinθsin(60∘−θ)sin(60∘+θ)=41​sin3θ

Conditional identities (A + B + C = π)

  • tanA+tanB+tanC=tanAtanBtanC
  • sin2A+sin2B+sin2C=4sinAsinBsinC
  • cosA+cosB+cosC=1+4sin2A​sin2B​sin2C​

Maximum and minimum

  • −a2+b2​≤asinθ+bcosθ≤a2+b2​
  • asin2θ+bcos2θ∈[min(a,b), max(a,b)]
Matrices and DeterminantsTrigonometric Equations