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Trigonometric Identities

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Pythagorean Identities

cos2x+sin2x=1

sec2xtan2x=1

Double-Angle Identities

sin2x=2sinxcosx

cos2x=cos2xsin2x=12sin2x=2cos2x1

Half-Angle Identities

cos2x=1+cos2x2

sin2x=1cos2x2

Angle Sum and Difference Identities

sin(α+β)=sin(α)cos(β)+cos(α)sin(β)

sin(αβ)=sin(α)cos(β)cos(α)sin(β)

cos(α+β)=cos(α)cos(β)sin(α)sin(β)

cos(αβ)=cos(α)cos(β)+sin(α)sin(β)

Angle Reflections and Shifts

sin(x)=sinx

cos(x)=cosx

tan(x)=tanx

sin(x±π2)=±cosx

cos(x±π2)=sinx

Angle Supplement Identities

sin(πx)=sinx

cos(πx)=cosx

tan(πx)=tanx

Periodicity Identities

sin(x+2π)=sinx

cos(x+2π)=cosx

tan(x+π)=tanx


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