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Trig Identities
Trig Identities Needed for Calculus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tan x | sin x / cos x |
| sec x | 1 / cos x |
| csc x | 1 / sin x |
| cot x | cos x / sin x |
| sin^2 x + cos^2 x | 1 |
| 1 + tan^2 x | sec^2 x |
| sin(x+y) | sin x cos y + cos x sin y |
| sin(x-y) | sin x cos y - cos x sin y |
| cos(x+y) | cos x cos y - sin x sin y |
| cos(x-y) | cos x cos y + sin x sin y |
| sin(2x) | 2sin x cos x |
| cos(2x) | cos^2 x - sin^2 x |
| sin^2 x | (1 - cos (2x))/2 |
| cos^2 x | (1 + cos (2x))/2 |
| cot x | 1 / tan x |
| cos(2x) | 2cos^2 x - 1 |
| cos(2x) | 1 - 2 sin^2 x |