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6.1: Trigonometric Identities

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Pythagorean Identities

\cos^2 x + \sin^2 x = 1

\sec^2 x - \tan^2 x = 1

Double-Angle Identities

\sin 2x = 2 \sin x \cos x

\cos 2x = \cos^2 x - \sin^2 x = 1 - 2 \sin^2 x = 2 \cos^2 x - 1

Half-Angle Identities

\cos^2 x = \dfrac{1+ \cos 2x}{2}

\sin^2 x = \dfrac{1- \cos 2x}{2}

Angle Sum and Difference Identities

\sin(α + β) = \sin(α) \cos(β) + \cos(α) \sin(β)

\sin(α - β) = \sin(α) \cos(β) - \cos(α) \sin(β)

\cos(α + β) = \cos(α) \cos(β) - \sin(α) \sin(β)

\cos(α - β) = \cos(α) \cos(β) + \sin(α) \sin(β)

Angle Reflections and Shifts

\sin (-x) = -\sin x

\cos(-x) = \cos x

\tan (-x) = -\tan x

\sin\left(x \pm \frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \pm \cos x

\cos\left(x \pm \frac{\pi}{2}\right) = \mp \sin x

Angle Supplement Identities

\sin(\pi - x) = \sin x

\cos(\pi - x) = -\cos x

\tan(\pi - x) = -\tan x

Periodicity Identities

\sin(x+2\pi) = \sin x

\cos(x+2\pi) = \cos x

\tan(x+\pi) = \tan x

 


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