Trigonometry Formulas List
thczarif
July 2025
Here are the list of all the formulas that are mostly used in trigonometry. Used mostly
in vector and calculus (both differentiation and integration).
Contents
1 Basic Trigonometric Formulas (Mainly From Grade 9-10) 2
2 Basic Compound Angle Formulas 2
3 Sum, Difference and Product of Trigonometric Functions 2
4 Double and Triple of Angle Formulas 3
4.1 Important Variations of the Double and Triple Formulas . . . . . . . . . . 3
5 Half Angle Formulas 3
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1 Basic Trigonometric Formulas (Mainly From Grade 9-10)
2 Basic Compound Angle Formulas
• sin(A + B) = sin A cos B + sin B cos A
• sin(A − B) = sin A cos B − sin B cos A
• cos(A + B) = cos A cos B − sin A sin B
• cos(A − B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B
tan A + tan B
• tan(A + B) =
1 − tan A tan B
tan A − tan B
• tan(A − B) =
1 + tan A tan B
cot A cot B − 1
• cot(A + B) =
cot A + cot B
cot A cot B + 1
• cot(A − B) =
cot B − cot A
3 Sum, Difference and Product of Trigonometric Functions
• 2 sin A cos B = sin(A + B) + sin(A − B)
• 2 cos A sin B = sin(A + B) − sin(A − B)
• 2 cos A cos B = cos(A + B) + cos(A − B)
• 2 sin A sin B = cos(A − B) − cos(A + B)
C +D C −D
• sin C + sin D = 2 sin cos
2 2
C +D C −D
• sin C − sin D = 2 cos sin
2 2
C +D C −D
• cos C + cos D = 2 cos cos
2 2
C +D D−C
• cos C − cos D = 2 sin sin
2 2
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4 Double and Triple of Angle Formulas
• sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x
2 tan x
• sin 2x =
1 + tan2 x
• cos 2x = cos2 x − sin2 x
• cos 2x = 2 cos2 x − 1
• cos 2x = 1 − 2 sin2 x
1 − tan2 x
• cos 2x =
1 + tan2 x
2 tan x
• tan 2x =
1 − tan2 x
cot2 x − 1
• cot 2x =
2 cot x
• sin 3x = 3 sin x − 4 sin3 x
• cos 3x = 4 cos3 x − 3 cos x
3 tan x − tan3 x
• tan 3x = [not that important]
1 − 3 tan2 x
3 cot x − cot3 x
• cot 3x = [not that important]
1 − 3 cot2 x
4.1 Important Variations of the Double and Triple Formulas
1 + cos 2x
• cos2 x =
2
1 − cos 2x
• sin2 x =
2
3 sin x + sin 3x
• sin3 x =
4
3 cos x + cos 3x
• cos3 x =
4
5 Half Angle Formulas
x
• 2 sin2 = 1 − cos x
2
x
• 2 cos2 = 1 + cos x
2