Trigonometry | vincentsparkes

Currently this page is just a list of important trigonomtric identities.

Relations Between Trigonometric Functions

$\tan x = \frac{\sin x}{\cos x}$ and $\cot x = \frac{1}{\tan x} = \frac{\cos x}{\sin x}$

$\sec x = \frac{1}{\cos x}$ and $\csc x = \frac{1}{\sin x}$

Pythagorean Formula

$\sin ^2 x + \cos ^2 x = 1$

Negative Angles

$\sin -x = -\sin x$ and $\cos -x = \cos x$ and $\tan -x = -\tan x$

Sum Formulas

$\sin (m+n) = \sin m \cos n + \cos m \sin n$ and $\cos (m+n) = \cos m \cos n - \sin m \sin n$