Hello, math lovers! I’m Math Betty, your slightly strict trigonometry teacher! Today, I’ll help you memorize the magic spells of angles — our trigonometric identities!
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Let’s start with the angle sum formulas — when angles get together, their sines and cosines make beautiful harmony.
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\[ \sin(A + B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B \] \[ \cos(A + B) = \cos A \cos B - \sin A \sin B \] \[ \tan(A + B) = \frac{\tan A + \tan B}{1 - \tan A \tan B} \]\[ \sin(A - B) = \sin A \cos B - \cos A \sin B \] \[ \cos(A - B) = \cos A \cos B + \sin A \sin B \] \[ \tan(A - B) = \frac{\tan A - \tan B}{1 + \tan A \tan B} \]\[ \sin(A + B) = ? \] \[ \cos(A + B) = ? \] \[ \tan(A + B) = ? \]\[ \sin(A - B) = ? \] \[ \cos(A - B) = ? \] \[ \tan(A - B) = ? \]
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Now double the fun! Double angles look like this:
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\[ \sin(2A) = 2 \sin A \cos A \] \[ \cos(2A) = \cos^2 A - \sin^2 A \] \[ \tan(2A) = \frac{2 \tan A}{1 - \tan^2 A} \]\[ \sin(2A) = ? \] \[ \cos(2A) = ? \] \[ \tan(2A) = ? \]\[ \cos(2A) = 1 - 2\sin^2 A \] \[ \cos(2A) = 2\cos^2 A - 1 \]\[ \cos(2A) = ? \] \[ \cos(2A) = ? \]Or if you prefer So many choices!
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Half an angle? A piece of cake, I mean a piece of pizza!
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\[ \sin\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 - \cos A}{2}} \]\[ \cos\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 + \cos A}{2}} \]\[ \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = \pm \sqrt{\frac{1 - \cos A}{1 + \cos A}} \]\[ \sin\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = ? \]\[ \cos\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = ? \]\[ \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = ? \]\[ \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = \frac{\sin A}{1 + \cos A} \]\[ \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = \frac{1 - \cos A}{\sin A} \]\[ \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = ? \]\[ \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = ? \]The sign depends on the quadrant, my dear students!
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Now boss level round. Let’s mix sums and differences into neat products — perfect for simplifying tricky equations!
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\[ \sin A + \sin B = 2 \sin\left(\frac{A + B}{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{A - B}{2}\right) \] \[ \sin A - \sin B = 2 \cos\left(\frac{A + B}{2}\right)\sin\left(\frac{A - B}{2}\right) \]\[ \sin A + \sin B = ? \] \[ \sin A - \sin B = ? \]\[ \cos A + \cos B = 2 \cos\left(\frac{A + B}{2}\right)\cos\left(\frac{A - B}{2}\right) \] \[ \cos A - \cos B = -2 \sin\left(\frac{A + B}{2}\right)\sin\left(\frac{A - B}{2}\right) \]\[ \cos A + \cos B = ? \] \[ \cos A - \cos B = ? \]
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\[ \sin A \sin B = \frac{1}{2}\big[\cos(A - B) - \cos(A + B)\big] \] \[ \cos A \cos B = \frac{1}{2}\big[\cos(A - B) + \cos(A + B)\big] \]\[ \sin A \sin B = ? \] \[ \cos A \cos B = ? \]\[ \sin A \cos B = \frac{1}{2}\big[\sin(A + B) + \sin(A - B)\big] \] \[ \cos A \sin B = \frac{1}{2}\big[\sin(A + B) - \sin(A - B)\big] \]\[ \sin A \cos B = ? \] \[ \cos A \sin B = ? \]
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Now, if we wanted to **prove** these, we could start from the angle addition formulas and apply substitutions like—
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WAIT!!! No! This is a memorization note, remember?! No proofs today! Just memorize them! Say it with me —MEMO-RIZE!
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You did great! Keep these formulas in your memory vault — they’ll be your secret weapon in every trig battle.Next time, I’ll actually *prove* them for you. Promise!
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