TRIGONOMETRY RULES

Exact Value Triangles: 30

2 1

45 1

60 1

sin45 = 1 2 cos45 = 1 2 tan45 = 1

sin30 = 1 2 cos30 = 3 2 tan30 = 1 3

sin60 = 3 2 cos60 = 1 2 tan60 = 3

Trigonometric Identities: sin2 + cos2 = 1 1 + cot2 = cosec2 cot = cos sin tan2 + 1 = sec2

tan = sin cos

SINE RULE:

COSINE RULE:

sinA a a sinA

sinB b b sinB

sinC c c sinC

c2 = a2 + b2 - 2abcosC

cosC =

a 2 + b 2 - c2 2ab

AREA:

A = 1 x absinC 2

SUMS AND DIFFERENCES OF ANGLES:

cos(x y) = cosxcosy + sinxsiny cos(x + y) = cosxcosy - sinxsiny sin(x y) = sinxcosy - cosxsiny sin(x + y) = sinxcosy + cosxsiny tan(x y) = tanx - tany 1 + tanxtany tan(x + y) = tanx + tany 1 - tanxtany