Trigonometric Relation Formulas

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The discussion revolves around various trigonometric relation formulas, including those for sine, cosine, and tangent functions, as well as identities involving inverse trigonometric functions. Participants seek additional formulas and explore specific cases, including roots and powers of angles.

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  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Debate/contested
  • Mathematical reasoning

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants list known trigonometric identities, such as cos(2x) and sin(2x), and request additional formulas for sin(x^1/2), cos(x^1/2), and others.
  • One participant provides several identities, including sin(x/2) and cos(x/2), but acknowledges the need for further exploration of roots and powers.
  • A later reply suggests that identities for functions like sin(x^2) may not exist in a simpler form and mentions the potential for complex expansions.
  • Participants discuss simplifications for sin(arctan(x)) and sin(arccos(x)), providing specific expressions for these identities.
  • Some participants express skepticism about finding simple identities for certain functions, indicating that they may be more complicated than the original forms.
  • Links to external resources, such as Wolfram functions, are suggested for further exploration of trigonometric identities.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the existence of various trigonometric identities but express differing views on the availability and simplicity of identities for specific functions, particularly those involving roots and powers. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the existence of simpler identities for certain cases.

Contextual Notes

Some participants note that the identities for functions involving roots and powers may not be straightforward and could lead to more complex expressions. There is also a mention of unresolved mathematical steps in deriving certain identities.

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I know some of them, such as :

cos (2x) = (cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2

sin (2x) = 2(cos x)(sin x)

tan (2x) = (2tan (x))/(1-(tan x)^2)

sin (a+b) = sin a cos b + cos a sin b

cos (a+b) = cos a cos b - sin a sin b

I need the other formulas such as

sin x/2
cos x/2
sin x^2
cos x^2
sin x^3
cos x^3
sin (x^(1/2))
cos (x^(1/2))

And any others, everyyything about them,

Anyone can help? or guide me to a link?
 
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[tex]Tan[x +- y] = \frac{Tan(x) +- Tan (y)}{1 -+ Tan(x)Tan(y)}[/tex]

[tex]Sin^{2}(x) + Cos^{2}(x) = 1[/tex]

[tex]\frac{Sin A}{A} = \frac{Sin B}{B}[/tex]

[tex]A^{2} = B^{2} + C^{2} - 2BC Cos A[/tex]

[tex]Cos A = \frac{A^{2} - B^{2} - C^{2}}{-2BC}[/tex]

[tex]Sin(\frac{x}{2}) = +-\sqrt{\frac{1 - Cos(x)}{2}}[/tex]

[tex]Cos(\frac{x}{2}) = +-\sqrt{\frac{1 + Cos(x)}{2}}[/tex]

[tex]Sin^{2}(\frac{x}{2}) = \frac{1 - Cos(x)}{2}[/tex]

[tex]Cos^{2}(\frac{x}{2}) = \frac{1 + Cos(x)}{2}[/tex]

[tex]Sin^{2}(x) = \frac{1 - Cos(2x)}{2}[/tex]

[tex]Cos^{2}(x) = \frac{1 + Cos(2x)}{2}[/tex]
 
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Thanks But ...

Thank you, but I still need sin (x^1/2), cos (x^1/2), sin (x^2), cos (x^2), sin (x^3), cos (x^3), sin (x^1/3), cos (x^1/3)

The roots and poweres are for the angles not for the function

:)
 
Sin[sqrt(x)] ? ... I'm going to leave that for the expert of this forum to answer lol. But I will cogitate on it.


Edit: After playing around with a right triangle a bit, I got this from a right triangle with sides a,b,c, with c being the hyp, and a being the opp side with angle x.

[tex] sin(x) = \frac{a}{c}[/tex]

[tex]x = sin^{-1}\frac{a}{c}[/tex]

[tex]\sqrt(x) = \sqrt{sin^{-1}\frac{a}{c}} = \phi[/tex]

[tex] \begin{equation*}<br /> \begin{split}<br /> sin \phi = +- \sqrt{\frac{1 - cos(2\phi)}{2}}<br /> &= +- \sqrt{\frac{1 - cos(2\sqrt{sin^{-1}(\frac{a}{c})})}{2}}<br /> \end{split}<br /> \end{equation*}[/tex]
 
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:)

Thank you for making a try, anyone else can help also?
 
google search "trigonometric identities" will give you thousands of sites
 
Originally posted by gnome
google search "trigonometric identities" will give you thousands of sites


but not the ones he want.
 
How about

http://functions.wolfram.com

It's the base of relationships used by the Mathematica software and has every identity, I believe, known to man.

- Warren
 
I doubt you'll find any identities for those functions. At least nothing that isn't even messier than the original function. I can think of some ugly expansions, like:

[tex] \sin\left(x^2\right)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty(-1)^n\frac{x^{2+4n}}{(2n+1)!}[/tex]

Of course, I could be wrong. I don't know how to prove that there isn't a simple identity.
 
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how about sin(arctanx)? can this be simplified?
how about sin(arccosx)?
I can get this:
sinx=cos(pi/2-x)
y=sinx=cos(pi/2-x)
x=arcsiny=pi/2-arccosy
so arccosy=pi/2-arcsiny
sin(arccosy)=sin(pi/2-arcsiny)=cos(arcsiny)
 
  • #11
[tex] \begin{align*}<br /> \sin(\arctan(x))&=\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x^2}} \\<br /> \sin(\arccos(x))&=\sqrt{1-x^2}<br /> \end{align*}[/tex]
 
  • #12
Now that I think about it we also have:

[tex] \begin{align*}<br /> \cos(\arcsin(x))&=\sqrt{1-x^2} \\<br /> \cos(\arctan(x))&=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^2}} \\<br /> \tan(\arcsin(x))&=\frac{x}{\sqrt{1-x^2}} \\<br /> \tan(\arccos(x))&=\frac{\sqrt{1-x^2}}{x}<br /> \end{align*}[/tex]

Using those identities, I can spot a few more identities, like

[tex] \sin(\arccos(x))=\cos(\arcsin(x))[/tex]

which was already mentioned, as well as

[tex] \begin{align*}<br /> \sin(\arctan(x))&=x\cos(\arctan(x)) \\<br /> \tan(\arcsin(x))&=\frac{1}{\tan(\arccos(x))}<br /> \end{align*}[/tex]
 
  • #13
Originally posted by master_coda
[tex] \begin{align*}<br /> \sin(\arctan(x))&=\frac{x}{\sqrt{1+x^2}} \\<br /> \sin(\arccos(x))&=\sqrt{1-x^2}<br /> \end{align*}[/tex]

[tex]= dSin^{-1}(x)/dx[/tex]
 
  • #14
I thought

[tex] \frac{d}{dx}(\arcsin(x))=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}[/tex]
 

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