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Fundamental Trigonometric Identities

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1 · Prerequisites
2 · Logical flowchart

3 · Items

Theorem

Pythagorean and parity identities for all six trigonometric functions on their natural domains

Theorem

Cofunction, supplementary, quarter-turn, and reflection identities for the six trigonometric functions

Theorem

The subtraction formulas for sine and cosine

Theorem

Addition and subtraction formulas for tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant on their exact domains

Theorem

Double-angle and quadratic power-reduction identities

Theorem

Triple-angle identities for sine, cosine, and tangent

Theorem

Half-angle identities with the sign determined by the quadrant

Theorem

Product-to-sum and sum-to-product identities

Theorem

The tangent half-angle identities and rational parametrization of the unit circle away from (-1,0)

Theorem

t↦(cos t,sin t) is a bijection from [0,2π) onto the real unit circle

Corollary

Every a cos x+b sin x has the amplitude-phase form R cos(x-φ)

Definition

Formal real polynomials, evaluation, degree, leading coefficient, and monic polynomials

Lemma

A real polynomial vanishing at a is divisible by x-a

Theorem

A nonzero real polynomial of degree n has no more than n distinct real roots

Definition

Chebyshev polynomials of the first and second kinds by their three-term recurrences

Lemma

Degrees and leading coefficients of the Chebyshev polynomials

Theorem

Tₙ(cosθ)=cos(nθ) and Uₙ(cosθ)sinθ=sin((n+1)θ) for every n∈ℕ

Theorem

Finite binomial formulas for cos(nθ) and sin(nθ)

Theorem

For n≥1, 2¹⁻ⁿTₙ is the minimax monic polynomial of degree n on [-1,1]

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