Analytic Trigonometric Formulas - Derivation
John Travis
Mississippi College
Starting with a unit circle approach, developing all the sum, difference, double angle and half angle formulas.
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Equating the two distances and gives
Equating the two distances and gives
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Replacing with yields the addition formula for cosine
Use the fact at is odd and is even to get the addition formula.
Replacing with yields the addition formula for cosine
Use the fact at is odd and is even to get the addition formula. |
Using this formula and replacing with and with yields
The cofunction relationships yield
Using this formula and replacing with and with yields
The cofunction relationships yield |
Replacing with yields
Use the fact at is odd and is even to get the subtraction formula.
Replacing with yields
Use the fact at is odd and is even to get the subtraction formula. |
Replacing with yields the double angle formula
Replacing with yields the double angle formula
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Visually, is the traditional sine curve compressed horizontally.
Visually, is the traditional sine curve expanded vertically. By multiplying by the second curve is given a variable amplitude. The animation shows what happens as is increasingly multiplied by .
Visually, is the traditional sine curve compressed horizontally.
Visually, is the traditional sine curve expanded vertically. By multiplying by the second curve is given a variable amplitude. The animation shows what happens as is increasingly multiplied by . |
Using the similar addition formula for but replacing with yields the double angle formula
Evenness and oddness gives a first formula for Replacing with gives a second formula for Instead, replacing with gives a third formula for
Using the similar addition formula for but replacing with yields the double angle formula
Evenness and oddness gives a first formula for Replacing with gives a second formula for Instead, replacing with gives a third formula for |
Compare the equality of the last two forms for :
Graph and then flip and stretch vertically. Graph and then stretch vertically. Finally translate blue down and green up
Compare the equality of the last two forms for :
Graph and then flip and stretch vertically. Graph and then stretch vertically. Finally translate blue down and green up |
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