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8. COMPOUND ANGLES
Synopsis :
1. i) cos (A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B
ii) cos (A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B
2. i) sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B
ii) sin (A – B) = sin A cos B − cos A sin B
tan A + tan B
3. i) tan (A + B) =
1 − tan A tan B

tan A − tan B
ii) tan (A – B) =
1 + tan A tan B

cot A cot B − 1
4. i) cot (A + B) =
cot B + cot A

cot A cot B + 1
ii) cot (A – B) =
cot B − cot A

5. sin (A + B) sin (A – B) = sin2A − sin2B

= cos2B − cos2A
6. cos (A + B) cos (A – B) = cos2A − sin2B
= cos2B − sin2A
π 1 + tan A
7. i) tan⎛⎜ + A ⎞⎟ =
⎝4 ⎠ 1 − tan A

cos A + sin A
=
cos A − sin A

π 1 − tan A
ii) tan⎛⎜ − A ⎞⎟ =
⎝4 ⎠ 1 + tan A

cos A − sin A
=
cos A + sin A

8. i) sin (A + B + C) = ∑ (sin A cos B cos C) − sin A sin B

ii) cos (A + B + C) = cos A cos B cos C – ∑(sin A sin B cos C)

tan A + tan B + tan C − tan A tan B tan C

iii) tan (A + B + C) =
1 − tan A tan B − tan B tan C − tan C tan A

9. i) sin 15° + cos 15° = 3 / 2 = sin 75° + cos 75°

ii) cos 15° – sin 15° = 1/ 2 = sin 75° – cos 75°

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Compounds Angles
10. i) tan 15° + cot 15° = 4 = tan 75° + cot 75°
ii) cot 15° − tan 15° = 2 3 = tan 75° – cot 75°

3 +1
11. i) sin 105° = cos15° =
2 2

1− 3
ii) cos 105° = – sin 15° =
2 2

12. i) tan 105° = – cot 15° = – 2 – 3

ii) cot 105° = – tan 15° = 3 − 2
m 1
13. i) If tan α = , tan β = , then
m+1 2m + 1

tan (α + β) = 1
m+1 1
ii) If tan α = , tan β = , then tan (α − β) = 1.
m 2m + 1

14. i) cos θ – cos (60° + θ) − cos (60° − θ) = 0

ii) cos θ + cos (120° + θ) + cos (120° − θ) = 0
iii) cos θ + cos (240° + θ) + cos (240° − θ) = 0
iv) sin θ – sin(60° + θ) + sin (60° – θ) = 0
v) sin θ + sin (120° + θ) – sin (120° – θ) = 0
vi) sin θ + sin (240° + θ) – sin (240° – θ) = 0
15. i) If A + B = 45°, then (1 + tan A) (1 + tan B) = 2
ii) If A + B = 135°, then (1 – tan A) (1 – tan B) = 2
iii) If A + B = 225°, then (1 + tan A) (1 + tan B) = 2
iv) If A + B = 45°, then (1 – cot A) (1 – cot B) = 2
v) If A + B = 135°, then (1 + cot A) (1 + cot B) = 2
(1 + cot A )(1 + cot B)
vi) If A + B = 225°, then =2
cot A cot B

16. i) tan (45° + θ) tan (45° – θ) = 1

ii) cot (45° + θ) cot (45° – θ) = 1

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