Trigonometric Formulae

1. Basic Trigonometric Formulae

Opposite Side Hypotenuse

A
Adjacent Side

𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆
1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝑨
𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆
2. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨
𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆

𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆

3. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨
𝑪𝒐𝒔𝑨 𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆

Reciprocals of Sin A, Cos A, and Tan A

𝟏 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
1. 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨
𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆

𝟏 𝑯𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒔𝒆
2. 𝑺𝒆𝒄 𝑨
𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆

𝟏 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑨𝒅𝒋𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆

3. 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝑨
𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑺𝒊𝒅𝒆
2. Trigonometric Formulae for Negative Angles

M P

A
‐A N

‐M P

1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨

2. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨

3. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨

4. 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝑨

5. 𝑺𝒆𝒄 𝑨 𝑺𝒆𝒄 𝑨

6. 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝑨

3. Trigonometric Identities

1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨 𝟏

2. 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝑨 𝟏

3. 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝑨 𝟏

4. Trigonometric Ratios of the Angles in the 1st IV Quadrants

1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟗𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝜽

2. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟗𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

3. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟗𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝜽

4. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟗𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝜽

5. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟗𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

6. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟗𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝜽

7. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

8. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝜽

 9. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝜽 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝜽

10. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

11. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝜽

12. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟏𝟖𝟎° 𝜽 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝜽

13. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟐𝟕𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝜽

14. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟐𝟕𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

15. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟐𝟕𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝜽

16. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟐𝟕𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝜽

17. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟐𝟕𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

18. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟐𝟕𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒕 𝜽

19. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝜽 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝜽

20. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝜽 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝜽

21. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝜽 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝜽

5. Addition and Subtraction Rules of Formulas in Trigonometry

1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑩

2. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑩

3. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑩

4. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑩

𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑩
5. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑩
𝟏 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑩
𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑩
6. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑩
𝟏 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑩

𝑪 𝑫 𝑪 𝑫
1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑪 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑫 𝟐 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒔
𝟐 𝟐

𝑪 𝑫 𝑪 𝑫
2. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑪 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑫 𝟐 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑺𝒊𝒏
𝟐 𝟐

𝑪 𝑫 𝑪 𝑫
3. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑪 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑫 𝟐 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑪𝒐𝒔
𝟐 𝟐

𝑪 𝑫 𝑫 𝑪
4. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑪 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑫 𝟐 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒏
𝟐 𝟐
6. Converse of Addition and Subtraction Rules

1. 𝟐 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑩

2. 𝟐 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑩 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝑩

3. 𝟐 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑩

4. 𝟐 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑩 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨 𝑩

7. 2A Angles

1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟐𝑨 𝟐 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝑨

2. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟐𝑨 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨 𝟐𝑪𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝑨 𝟏 𝟏 𝟐𝑺𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝑨

𝟐 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨
3. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟐𝑨
𝟏 𝑻𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝑨

8. 3A Angles

1. 𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝟑𝑨 𝟑𝑺𝒊𝒏 𝑨 𝟒𝑺𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝑨

2. 𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝑨 𝟒𝑪𝒐𝒔𝟑 𝑨 𝟑𝑪𝒐𝒔 𝑨

𝟑 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝑻𝒂𝒏𝟑 𝑨
3. 𝑻𝒂𝒏 𝟑𝑨
𝟏 𝑻𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝑨

9. General Solutions of Sine, Cosine & Tangent

1. General Solution of Sine

If 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝜃 𝑆𝑖𝑛 𝛼,

𝜃 𝑛𝜋 1 𝛼

2. General Solution of Cosine

If 𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝜃 𝐶𝑜𝑠 𝛼

𝜃 2𝑛𝜋 𝛼

3. General Solution of Tangent

If 𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝜃 𝑇𝑎𝑛 𝛼

𝜃 𝑛𝜋 𝛼