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COMPOUND ANGLES
SYNOPSIS
1.

sin(A+B) = sinAcosB + cosAsinB

sin(A-B) = sinAcosB - cosAsinB

2.

cos(A+B) = cosAcosB - sinA sinB

cos(A-B) = cosAcosB + sinAsinB

3.

4.

5.

tan(A+B) =

tan A + tan B
1 tan A tan B

tan(A-B) =

tan A tan B
1 + tan A tan B

cot(A+B) =

cot A cot B 1
cot A + cot B

cot(A-B) =

cot A cot B + 1
cot B cot A

sin(A+B) sin(A-B) = sin2A-sin2B = cos2 B -cos2A

cos(A+B) cos(A-B) = cos2A - sin2B = cos2 B - sin2 A

6.

3
4

If A B = 60 0 , then cos 2 A + cos 2 B cos A cos B = ,

If A B = 60 0 , then sin 2 A + sin 2 B sin A sin B = 3 / 4

7.

Sin 2 A + sin 2 B = 1 cos(A + B) cos(A B)

Cos 2 A + cos 2 B = 1 + cos(A + B) cos(A B)

8.

sin 150 =

3 1
3 +1
, cos 150 =
, tan 150 = 2- 3
2 2
2 2

9.

sin 750 =

3 +1
3 1
, cos 750 =
, tan 750 = 2+
2 2
2 2

10.

If A+B+C = 1800 , then

i)

tanA + tanB + tanC = tanA tanB tanC

ii)

tan2A + tan2B + tan2C = tan2A tan2B tan2C

iii) tan3A + tan3B + tan3C = tan 3A tan3B tan3C

iv)

tan

A
B
B
C
C
A
tan + tan tan + tan tan = 1
2
2
2
2
2
2

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v)

cotA cotB + cotB cot C + cot C cotA = 1

vi)

cot

A
B
C
+ cot + cot = cot A / 2 cot B / 2 cot c / 2
2
2
2

11.

If A = B+C, then tanA - tanB-tanC = tanA tanB tanC.

12.

If A, B, C, D are the angles of cyclic quadrilateral, then cosA+cosB+cosC+cosD = 0

13.

The range of the expression a cos + b sin is

14.

The maximum value of a cos + b sin is

a2 + b2

a2 + b2 , a2 + b2

and its minimum value is -

15.
3

c+s > 0

c-s<0
c+s<0
X1

c+s > 0

c-s<0

c-s>0

Here c + s is
cos + sin

c+s < 0
c-s >0
3

or

16.

(i)

If

Y1

or

7
4

< < . cos + sin > 0, cos - sin > 0

4
4

(ii) If

3
<<
cos + sin > 0, cos - sin < 0
4
4

(iii) If

3
5
<<
cos + sin < 0, cos - sin < 0
4
4

(iv) If

5
7
<<
cos + sin < 0, cos - sin > 0
4
4
m+ n
m n
, tan2B =
1 mn
1 + mn

17.

If tan(A+B)=m, tan(A-B)=n, then tan2A =

18.

cos + sin
cos sin
= tan ( 45 0 + ) ,
= tan ( 45 0 )
cos sin
cos + sin

19.

a)

20.

cot A + cot B sin( B + A)

=
.
cot A cot B sin( B A)

21.

a) sin(A+B+C) = cosAcosBcosC (tanA+tanB+tanC tanA tan B tan C)

tan A + tan B sin( A + B)

=
tan A tan B sin( A B)

b) If

p + q sin( + )
tan p
= then
=
tan q
p q sin(( )

b) cos(A+B+C) = cosAcosBcosC (1-tanA tanB tanB tanC tanC tanA)

c) tan ( A + B + C) =

tan A + tan B + tan C tan A tan B tan C

1 tan A tan B tan B tan C tan C tan A

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a2 + b2

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22.

Tan (A1 + A 2 + A 3 + A 4 + ) =

S1 S3 + S5
, where S n = sum of the products of
1 S 2 + S 4 S6 +

the tangents taken 'n' at a time.

23.

If, in triangle ABC, cotA + cotB + cotC = 3 , then the triangle is equilateral.

24.

If A + B= , then

i) (1 + tan A )(1 + tan B) = 2

ii) (1 cot A )(1 cot B) = 2

25.

If A+B =

3
, then
4

i) (1 tan A )(1 tan B) = 2

ii) (1 + cot A )(1 + cot B) = 2

26.

If A - B =

3
, then
4

i) (1 tan A )(1 + tan B) = 2

ii) (1 + cot A )(1 cot B) = 2

27.

(a) cos2 A + cos2 (600 -A) + cos2 (600 + A) = 3/2

(b) sin2 A + sin2 (600 -A) + sin2 (60 + A) = 3/2
(c) cos2A + cos2 (1200 + A) + cos2(1200 - A)= 3/2
(d) sin2A+sin2(1200 +A) + sin2 (1200 - A) = 3/2

28.

a) In a triangle ABC, the minimum value of tan2

A
B
C
+ tan 2 + tan 2
is unity.
2
2
2

b) In a triangle ABC, the minimum value of tanA + tanB + tanC is 3 3

29.

If , are solutions of the equation a tan + b sec = c

2ac
c2 b 2
2
2
then tan + tan = 2 2 , tan tan = 2
and tan (+) = a c
2
a b
a b
2ac

a 2 + b2 2
2

30.

If cosx + cosy = a, sinx + siny=b, then cos(x-y) =

31.

cot 60 0 + cot 60 0 + cot cot 60 0 -cot 60 0 + cot = 3

) (

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