Basic Triogonometric Formula

𝑥 𝑥
 sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1.  sin 𝑥 = 2 sin cos
2 2
 1 + tan2 θ = sec 2 θ. 2 tan A
 tan 2A = 1−tan2 A.
2 2
 1 + cot θ = cosec θ.
 sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B.  sin 3A = 3 sin A − 4 sin3 A.

 sin(A − B) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B.  cos 3A = 4 cos3 A − 3 cos A.

 cos(A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B.
3 tan A−tan3 A
 tan 3A = .
 cos(A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B. 1−3 tan2 A

tan A+tan B
 tan(A + B) = .
1−tan A tan B INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES
tan A−tan B
 tan(A − B) = 1+tan A tan B. 1
 sin−1 (x) = cosec −1 x

 sin(A + B) sin(A − B) = sin2 A − sin2 B. 1

 cos−1 ( ) = sec −1 x
x
 cos(A + B) cos(A − B) = cos2 A − sin2 B =
1
cos2 B − sin2 A.  tan−1 (x) = cot −1 x
 2 sin A cos B = sin(A + B) + sin(A − B).
 sin−1(−x) = − sin−1 x
 2 cos A sin B = sin(A + B) − sin(A − B).
 tan−1 (−x) = − tan−1 x
 2 cos A cos B = cos(A + B) + cos(A − B).
 cosec −1(−x) = − cosec −1 x
 −2 sin A sin B = cos(A + B) − cos(A − B).
 cos−1(−x) = π − cos −1 x
x+y x−y
 sin x + sin y = 2 sin ( 2 ) cos ( 2 ).
 sec −1(−x) = π − sec −1 x
x+y x−y  cot −1 (−x) = π − cot −1 x
 sin x − sin y = 2 cos ( ) sin ( ).
2 2 π
 sin−1 x + cos−1 x =
2
x+y x−y
 cos x + cos y = 2 cos ( ) cos ( ). π
2 2
 tan−1 x + cot −1 x =
2
x+y x−y
 cos x − cos y = −2 sin ( ) sin ( 2 ). π
2  cosec −1 x + sec −1 x = 2
2 tan A
 sin 2A = 2 sin A cos B = 1+tan2 A. x+y
 tan−1 x + tan−1 y = tan−1 (1−xy)

 cos 2A = cos2 A − sin2 A = 2 cos2 A − 1 = 1 − x−y

 tan−1 x − tan−1 y = tan−1 (1+xy)
1−tan2 A
2 sin2 A = 1+tan2 A.
2x
 2tan−1 x = sin−1 (1+x2 )
x
 1 − cos x = 2 sin2 2.
1−x2
x
 2 tan−1 x = cos−1 (1+x2 )
 1 + cos x = 2 cos 2 2.
2x
 2 tan−1 x = tan−1 (1−x2 )

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