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Trigonometric Identities and Equations, Page 9

Opposite-Angle Identities

Next, let’s look at the following set of identities.

Opposite-Angle Identities

sin(-A) = -sin A
cos(-A) = cos(A)
tan(-A) = -tan (A)

The Opposite-Angle Identities allow you to see what happens to trigonometric functions when you change the angle to it’s opposite.

For example, look at A = 45°.

tan(-A) = tan(-45°) = -1
and
-tan(45°) = -1