Important Trigonometric Formulas

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● sin 2 θ + cos2 θ = 1 ● 1 + tan 2 θ = sec2 θ ● 1 + cot 2 θ = csc2 θ

● sin(−θ ) = − sin θ ● cos(−θ ) = cosθ ● tan( −θ ) = − tan θ
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● sin (α + β ) = sin α cos β + cosα sin β ● sin (α − β ) = sin α cos β − cosα sin β
● cos (α + β ) = cosα cos β − sin α sin β ● cos (α − β ) = cosα cos β + sin α sin β
tan α + tan β tan α − tan β
● tan (α + β ) = ● tan (α − β ) =
1 − tan α tan β 1 + tan α tan β
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2 tanθ
● sin 2θ = 2sinθ cosθ ● cos 2θ = cos2 θ − sin 2 θ ● tan 2θ =
1 − tan 2 θ
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θ 1 − cosθ θ 1 + cosθ θ 1 − cosθ
● sin 2 = ● cos 2 = ● tan 2 =
2 2 2 2 2 1 + cosθ
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3tan θ − tan 3 θ
● sin 3θ = 3sin θ − 4sin θ
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● cos3θ = 4cos θ − 3cosθ
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● tan 3θ = 2
1 − 3tan θ
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2tan θ 2
1 − tan θ
● sin 2θ = ● cos 2θ =
1 + tan 2 θ 1 + tan 2 θ
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● sin (α + β ) + sin (α − β ) = 2sin α cos β ● sin (α + β ) − sin (α − β ) = 2cosα sin β
● cos (α + β ) + cos (α − β ) = 2cosα cos β ● cos (α + β ) − cos (α − β ) = −2sin α sin β
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θ +φ θ −φ θ +φ θ −φ
● sin θ + sin φ = 2sin cos ● sin θ − sin φ = 2cos sin
2 2 2 2
θ +φ θ −φ θ +φ θ −φ
● cosθ + cosφ = 2cos cos ● cosθ − cos φ = −2sin sin
2 2 2 2
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● sin −1 A + sin −1 B = sin −1 A 1 − B 2 + B 1 − A2 )
● sin −1 A − sin −1 B = sin −1 ( A 1− B 2
− B 1− A )2

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● cos −1 A + cos −1 B = cos−1  AB −
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(1 − A )(1 − B ) 
2 2

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● cos −1 A − cos −1 B = cos−1  AB +
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(1 − A )(1 − B ) 
2 2

A+ B A− B
● tan −1 A + tan −1 B = tan −1 ● tan −1 A − tan −1 B = tan −1
1 − AB 1 + AB
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Three Steps to solve sin  n ⋅ ±θ 
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Step I: First check that n is even or odd
Step II: If n is even then the answer will be in sin and if the n is odd then sin will be converted to cos
and vice virsa (i.e. cos will be converted to sin).
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Step III: Now check in which quadrant n ⋅ ± θ is lying if it is in Ist or IInd quadrant the answer
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will be positive as sin is positive in these quadrants and if it is in the IIIrd or IVth quadrant the
answer will be negative.
e.g. sin 667 o = sin ( 7(90) + 37 )
Since n = 7 is odd so answer will be in cos and 667 is in IVth quadrant and sin is –ive in IVth
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quadrant therefore answer will be in negative. i.e sin 667 = − cos37
Similar technique is used for other trigonometric ratios. i.e tan € cot and sec € csc .
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