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Pre-Calculus Formula sheet
I. Reciprocal Identities
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sin x = cos x = tan x =
csc x sec x cot x
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csc x = sec x = cot x =
sin x cos x tan x
II. The Quotient Identities
sin x cos x
tan x = cot x =
cos x sin x
III. The Pythagorean Identities
sin 2 x + cos 2 x = 1 tan 2 x + 1 = sec 2 x cot 2 x + 1 = csc 2 x
IV. The Co-function Identities
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sin ç - x ÷ = cos x cosç - x ÷ = sin x
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tanç - x ÷ = cot x cotç - x ÷ = tan x
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secç - x ÷ = csc x cscç - x ÷ = sec x
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V. The 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
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Right Triangle Definition, where 0< x< ,
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hypotenuse
opposite
adjacent
opp hyp
sin x = csc x =
hyp opp
adj hyp
cos x = sec x =
hyp adj
opp adj
tan x = cot x =
adj app
Sum and difference Formulas:
sin(u + v) = sin u cos v + cos u sin v
sin(u - v) = sin u cos v - cos u sin v
cos(u + v) = cos u cos v - sin u sin v
cos(u - v) = cos u cos v + sin u sin v
tan u + tan v
tan(u + v) = .
1 - tan u tan v
tan u - tan v
tan(u - v) =
1 + tan u tan v
Product-to-Sum Formulas:
1
sin u (sin v) = [cos(u - v) - cos(u + v)]
2
1
cos u (cos v) = [cos(u - v) + cos(u + v)]
2
1
sin u (cos v) = [sin(u + v) + sin(u - v)]
2
1
cos u (sin v) = [sin(u + v) - sin(u - v)]
2
Double-Angle Formulas:
sin 2u = 2 sin u cos u
ìcos 2 u - sin 2 u
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cos 2u = í2 cos 2 u - 1
ï1 - 2 sin 2 u
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2 tan u
tan 2u =
1 - tan 2 u