Trigonometry Cheat Sheet
Definition of the Trig Functions
Right triangle definition
For this definition we assume that

Unit circle definition
For this definition θ is any angle.

Facts and Properties
Domain
The domain is all the values of θ that
can be plugged into the function.
Range
The range is all possible values to get
out of the function.
Period
The period of a function is the number, T, such that f(θ + T) = f(θ). So, if Ӭ is a fixed number and θ is any angle, we have the following periods.
Formulas and Identities
Tangent and Cotangent Identities
$$ \tan \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} \qquad \cot \theta = \frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta} $$Reciprocal Identities
$$ \sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta} \qquad \cos \theta = \frac{1}{\sec \theta} $$ $$ \cot \theta = \frac{1}{\tan \theta} \qquad \tan \theta = \frac{1}{\cot \theta} $$Pythagorean Identities
$$ \sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1 $$ $$ \tan^2 \theta + 1 = \sec^2 \theta $$ $$ 1 + \cot^2 \theta = \csc^2 \theta $$Even/Odd Formulas
$$ \sin(-\theta) = -\sin \theta \qquad \csc(-\theta) = -\csc \theta $$ $$ \cos(-\theta) = \cos \theta \qquad \sec(-\theta) = \sec \theta $$ $$ \tan(-\theta) = -\tan \theta \qquad \cot(-\theta) = -\cot \theta $$Periodic Formulas
If n is an integer.
Double Angle Formulas
$$ \sin(2\theta) = 2 \sin \theta \cos \theta $$ $$ \cos(2\theta) = \cos^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta $$ $$ \cos(2\theta) = 2 \cos^2 \theta – 1 $$ $$ \cos(2\theta) = 1 – 2 \sin^2 \theta $$ $$ \tan(2\theta) = \frac{2 \tan \theta}{1 – \tan^2 \theta} $$Degrees to Radians Formulas
If x is an angle in degrees and t is an
angle in radians then
Half Angle Formulas
$$ \sin \frac{\theta}{2} = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 – \cos \theta}{2}} $$ $$ \cos \frac{\theta}{2} = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 + \cos \theta}{2}} $$ $$ \tan \frac{\theta}{2} = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 – \cos \theta}{1 + \cos \theta}} $$(alternate form)
$$ \sin^2 \theta = \frac{1}{2}\bigl(1 – \cos(2\theta)\bigr) $$ $$ \cos^2 \theta = \frac{1}{2}\bigl(1 + \cos(2\theta)\bigr) $$ $$ \tan^2 \theta = \frac{1 – \cos(2\theta)}{1 + \cos(2\theta)} $$Sum and Difference Formulas
$$ \sin(\alpha \pm \beta) = \sin \alpha \cos \beta \pm \cos \alpha \sin \beta $$ $$ \cos(\alpha \pm \beta) = \cos \alpha \cos \beta \mp \sin \alpha \sin \beta $$ $$ \tan(\alpha \pm \beta) = \frac{\tan \alpha \pm \tan \beta}{1 \mp \tan \alpha \tan \beta} $$Product to Sum Formulas
$$ \sin \alpha \sin \beta = \frac{1}{2}\bigl[\cos(\alpha – \beta) – \cos(\alpha + \beta)\bigr] $$ $$ \cos \alpha \cos \beta = \frac{1}{2}\bigl[\cos(\alpha – \beta) + \cos(\alpha + \beta)\bigr] $$ $$ \sin \alpha \cos \beta = \frac{1}{2}\bigl[\sin(\alpha + \beta) + \sin(\alpha – \beta)\bigr] $$ $$ \cos \alpha \sin \beta = \frac{1}{2}\bigl[\sin(\alpha + \beta) – \sin(\alpha – \beta)\bigr] $$Sum to Product Formulas
$$ \sin \alpha + \sin \beta = 2 \sin\!\left(\frac{\alpha + \beta}{2}\right) \cos\!\left(\frac{\alpha – \beta}{2}\right) $$ $$ \sin \alpha – \sin \beta = 2 \cos\!\left(\frac{\alpha + \beta}{2}\right) \sin\!\left(\frac{\alpha – \beta}{2}\right) $$ $$ \cos \alpha + \cos \beta = 2 \cos\!\left(\frac{\alpha + \beta}{2}\right) \cos\!\left(\frac{\alpha – \beta}{2}\right) $$ $$ \cos \alpha – \cos \beta = -2 \sin\!\left(\frac{\alpha + \beta}{2}\right) \sin\!\left(\frac{\alpha – \beta}{2}\right) $$Cofunction Formulas
$$ \sin\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) = \cos \theta \qquad \cos\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) = \sin \theta $$ $$ \csc\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) = \sec \theta \qquad \sec\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) = \csc \theta $$ $$ \tan\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) = \cot \theta \qquad \cot\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} – \theta\right) = \tan \theta $$Unit Circle

For any ordered pair on the unit circle ( x, y ) : cos θ = x and sin θ = y
Example
$$ \cos\!\left(\frac{5\pi}{3}\right) = \frac{1}{2} \qquad \sin\!\left(\frac{5\pi}{3}\right) = -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} $$Inverse Trig Functions
Definition
y = sin−1 x is equivalent to x = sin y
y = cos−1 x is equivalent to x = cos y
y = tan−1 x is equivalent to x = tan y
Domain and Range
$$ \begin{array}{c c c} \textbf{Function} & \textbf{Domain} & \textbf{Range} \\[6pt] y = \sin^{-1} x & -1 \le x \le 1 & -\dfrac{\pi}{2} \le y \le \dfrac{\pi}{2} \\[6pt] y = \cos^{-1} x & -1 \le x \le 1 & 0 \le y \le \pi \\[6pt] y = \tan^{-1} x & -\infty < x < \infty & -\dfrac{\pi}{2} < y < \dfrac{\pi}{2} \end{array} $$Inverse Properties
$$ \cos\!\bigl(\cos^{-1}(x)\bigr) = x \qquad \cos^{-1}\!\bigl(\cos(\theta)\bigr) = \theta $$ $$ \sin\!\bigl(\sin^{-1}(x)\bigr) = x \qquad \sin^{-1}\!\bigl(\sin(\theta)\bigr) = \theta $$ $$ \tan\!\bigl(\tan^{-1}(x)\bigr) = x \qquad \tan^{-1}\!\bigl(\tan(\theta)\bigr) = \theta $$Alternate Notation
$$ \sin^{-1} x = \arcsin x $$ $$ \cos^{-1} x = \arccos x $$ $$ \tan^{-1} x = \arctan x $$Law of Sines, Cosines and Tangents

Law of Sines
$$ \frac{\sin \alpha}{a} = \frac{\sin \beta}{b} = \frac{\sin \gamma}{c} $$Law of Cosines
$$ a^2 = b^2 + c^2 – 2bc \cos \alpha $$ $$ b^2 = a^2 + c^2 – 2ac \cos \beta $$ $$ c^2 = a^2 + b^2 – 2ab \cos \gamma $$Mollweide’s Formula
$$ \frac{a + b}{c} = \frac{\cos\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\alpha – \beta)\right)} {\sin\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}\gamma\right)} $$Law of Tangents
$$ \frac{a – b}{a + b} = \frac{\tan\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\alpha – \beta)\right)} {\tan\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\alpha + \beta)\right)} $$ $$ \frac{b – c}{b + c} = \frac{\tan\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\beta – \gamma)\right)} {\tan\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\beta + \gamma)\right)} $$ $$ \frac{a – c}{a + c} = \frac{\tan\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\alpha – \gamma)\right)} {\tan\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}(\alpha + \gamma)\right)} $$