Trigonometry/For Enthusiasts/Less-Used Trig Identities

Triangle Identities

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In addition to the Law of Sines, the Law of Cosines, and the Law of Tangents, there are numerous other identities that apply to the three angles A, B, and C of any triangle (where A+B+C=180° and each of A, B, and C is greater than zero). Some of the most notable ones follow:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pythagoras

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These are all direct consequences of Pythagoras's theorem.

Sum/Difference of angles

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Product to Sum

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Sum and difference to product

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  , where   and  
 
 
 

Multiple angle

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These are all direct consequences of the sum/difference formulae

Half angle

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In cases with   , the sign of the result must be determined from the value of   . These derive from the   formulae.

Power Reduction

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Even/Odd

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Calculus

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