Class 11 Trigonometry Formulas

🔷 1. Basic Trigonometric Ratios

For a right-angled triangle:

  • sin θ = Perpendicular / Hypotenuse
  • cos θ = Base / Hypotenuse
  • tan θ = Perpendicular / Base
  • cosec θ = Hypotenuse / Perpendicular
  • sec θ = Hypotenuse / Base
  • cot θ = Base / Perpendicular

🔷 2. Fundamental Identities

  • sin²θ + cos²θ = 1
  • 1 + tan²θ = sec²θ
  • 1 + cot²θ = cosec²θ

🔷 3. Reciprocal Identities

  • sin θ = 1 / cosec θ
  • cos θ = 1 / sec θ
  • tan θ = 1 / cot θ

🔷 4. Ratio Relations

  • tan θ = sin θ / cos θ
  • cot θ = cos θ / sin θ

🔷 5. Trigonometric Values (Standard Angles)

θsin θcos θtan θ
010
30°1/2√3/21/√3
45°1/√21/√21
60°√3/21/2√3
90°10undefined

🔷 6. Complementary Angles

  • sin(90° − θ) = cos θ
  • cos(90° − θ) = sin θ
  • tan(90° − θ) = cot θ
  • cot(90° − θ) = tan θ
  • sec(90° − θ) = cosec θ
  • cosec(90° − θ) = sec θ

🔷 7. Negative Angle Formulas

  • sin(−θ) = −sin θ
  • cos(−θ) = cos θ
  • tan(−θ) = −tan θ
  • cot(−θ) = −cot θ
  • sec(−θ) = sec θ
  • cosec(−θ) = −cosec θ

🔷 8. Sum and Difference Formulas

  • 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) = (tan A ± tan B) / (1 ∓ tan A tan B)

🔷 9. Double Angle Formulas

  • sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A
  • cos 2A = cos²A − sin²A
    = 1 − 2 sin²A
    = 2 cos²A − 1
  • tan 2A = 2 tan A / (1 − tan²A)

🔷 10. Triple Angle Formulas (Important)

  • sin 3A = 3 sin A − 4 sin³A
  • cos 3A = 4 cos³A − 3 cos A
  • tan 3A = (3 tan A − tan³A) / (1 − 3 tan²A)

🔷 11. Product to Sum Formulas

  • sin A sin B = 1/2 [cos(A − B) − cos(A + B)]
  • cos A cos B = 1/2 [cos(A − B) + cos(A + B)]
  • sin A cos B = 1/2 [sin(A + B) + sin(A − B)]

🔷 12. Sum to Product Formulas

  • sin A + sin B = 2 sin[(A + B)/2] cos[(A − B)/2]
  • sin A − sin B = 2 cos[(A + B)/2] sin[(A − B)/2]
  • cos A + cos B = 2 cos[(A + B)/2] cos[(A − B)/2]
  • cos A − cos B = −2 sin[(A + B)/2] sin[(A − B)/2]

🔷 13. Important Identities for Solving Problems

  • sin²A = (1 − cos 2A)/2
  • cos²A = (1 + cos 2A)/2
  • tan²A = (1 − cos 2A)/(1 + cos 2A)