Trigonometry Review:

Right triangle:

Theorem of Pythogoras: a2 + b2 = c2
(right angle between sides a and b)

sin(a) = a/c

cos(a) = b/c

tan(a) = a/b

arcsin(a/c) = a

arccos(b/c) = a

arctan(a/b) = a

note: arcsin also called sin-1, arccos also called cos-1, arctan also called tan-1

General rules:

sin(2a) = 2sin(a)cos(a)
cos(2a) = cos2(a)-sin2(a)

sin(a) = cos(90° - a)
cos(a) = sin(90° - a)

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

cos2(a) + sin2(a) = 1