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Trig Identities

Identities involving trig functions are listed below.

 Pythagorean Identities sin2 θ + cos2 θ = 1 tan2 θ + 1 = sec2 θ cot2 θ + 1 = csc2 θ Ratio Identities

 Odd/Even Identities sin (–x) = –sin x cos (–x) = cos x tan (–x) = –tan x csc (–x) = –csc x sec (–x) = sec x cot (–x) = –cot x

 Cofunction Identities, radians Cofunction Identities, degrees sin (90° – x) = cos x cos (90° – x) = sin x tan (90° – x) = cot x cot (90° – x) = tan x sec (90° – x) = csc x csc (90° – x) = sec x

 Periodicity Identities, radians Periodicity Identities, degrees sin (x + 2π) = sin x csc (x + 2π) = csc x sin (x + 360°) = sin x csc (x + 360°) = csc x cos (x + 2π) = cos x sec (x + 2π) = sec x cos (x + 360°) = cos x sec (x + 360°) = sec x tan (x + π) = tan x cot (x + π) = cot x tan (x + 180°) = tan x cot (x + 180°) = cot x

 Sum/Difference Identities Double Angle Identities

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 Product to Sum Identities Sum to Product Identities