Trigonometric Identities & Formulas

Pythagorean Identities
\( \sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1 \)
\( \tan^2 \theta + 1 = \sec^2 \theta \)
\( \cot^2 \theta + 1 = \csc^2 \theta \)
Double Angle Formulas
\( \sin (2 \theta) = 2 \sin \theta \cos \theta \)
\( \cos (2 \theta) = \cos^2 \theta - \sin^2 \theta \)
\( \cos (2 \theta) \) \( = 2 \cos^2 \theta - 1 \)
\( \cos (2 \theta) \) \( = 1 - 2 \sin^2 \theta \)
\( \tan (2 \theta) = {2 \tan \theta \over 1 - \tan^2 \theta } \)
Half Angle Formulas
\( \sin^2 \theta = \frac{1}{2} (1 - \cos (2 \theta)) \)
\( \cos^2 \theta = \frac{1}{2} (1 + \cos (2 \theta)) \)
\( \tan^2 \theta = {1 - \cos (2 \theta) \over 1 + \cos (2 \theta) } \)
Sum & Difference Formulas
\( \sin (\alpha \pm \beta) = \sin \alpha \cos \beta \pm \cos \alpha \sin \beta \)
\( \cos (\alpha \pm \beta) = \cos \alpha \cos \beta \mp \sin \alpha \sin \beta \)
\( \tan (\alpha \pm \beta) = {\tan \alpha \pm \tan \beta \over 1 \mp \tan \alpha \tan \beta} \)
Product to Sum Formulas
\( \sin \alpha \sin \beta = \frac{1}{2} [\cos (\alpha - \beta) - \cos (\alpha + \beta)] \)
\( \cos \alpha \cos \beta = \frac{1}{2} [\cos (\alpha - \beta) + \cos (\alpha + \beta)] \)
\( \sin \alpha \cos \beta = \frac{1}{2} [\sin (\alpha + \beta) + \sin (\alpha - \beta)] \)
\( \cos \alpha \sin \beta = \frac{1}{2} [\sin (\alpha + \beta) - \sin (\alpha - \beta)] \)
Sum to Product Formulas
\( \sin \alpha + \sin \beta = 2 \sin ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \cos ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \)
\( \sin \alpha - \sin \beta = 2 \cos ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \sin ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \)
\( \cos \alpha + \cos \beta = 2 \cos ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \cos ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \)
\( \cos \alpha - \cos \beta = -2 \sin ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \sin ({\alpha + \beta \over 2}) \)


\( \sin (\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \cos \theta \) \( \cos (\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \sin \theta \)
\( \sec (\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \csc \theta \) \( \csc (\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \sec \theta \)
\( \tan (\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \cot \theta \) \( \cot (\frac{\pi}{2} - \theta) = \tan \theta \)
\( \sin (\theta + 2 \pi n) = \sin \theta \) \( \csc (\theta + 2 \pi n) = \csc \theta \)
\( \cos (\theta + 2 \pi n) = \cos \theta \) \( \sec (\theta + 2 \pi n) = \sec \theta \)
\( \tan (\theta + \pi n) = \tan \theta \) \( \cot (\theta + \pi n) = \cot \theta \)
\( \sin (-\theta) = -\sin \theta \) \( \csc (-\theta) = -\csc \theta \)
\( \cos (-\theta) = \cos \theta \) \( \sec (-\theta) = \sec \theta \)
\( \tan (-\theta) = -\tan \theta \) \( \cot (-\theta) = -\cot \theta \)

\( \sin (\pi - \theta) = \sin \theta \) \( \cos (\pi - \theta) = -\cos \theta \)
\( \tan \theta = {\sin \theta \over \cos \theta}\)
\( \cot \theta = {\cos \theta \over \sin \theta}\)