Useful trig formulas and some very helpful links for learning trigonometric concepts.

Triangle ABC is any triangle with side lengths a,b,c Law of Cosines

Law of Sines

Sine = Opposite Hypotenuse Cosine = Adjacent Hypotenuse Tangent = Opposite Adjacent

Standard identities
Identities are those equations that hold true for any value.

Angle transformation formulae

Law of sines
The law of sines (also known as the "sine rule") for an arbitrary triangle states:

where R is the radius of the circumscribed circle of the triangle:

Another law involving sines can be used to calculate the area of a triangle. Given two sides and the angle between the sides, the area of the triangle is:

Law of cosines
The law of cosines (known as the cosine formula, or the "cos rule") is an extension of the Pythagorean theorem to arbitrary triangles:

or equivalently:

[edit] Law of tangents

The law of tangents:

0 30 45 60 90 180 270 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 2 * 0 * -1 0 0 -1

Sin 0

Cos 1

Tan 0

Cosec *

2 2

-1

Sec 1

2 1

-1

Cot *