$$\sin^2 \alpha + \cos^2 \alpha = 1.$$
$$1 + \tan^2 \alpha = \dfrac{1}{\cos^2 \alpha} \, (\cos\alpha \neq 0).$$
$$1 + \cot^2 \alpha = \dfrac{1}{\sin^2 \alpha} \, (\sin\alpha \neq 0).$$
$$\tan\alpha \cdot \cot\alpha = 1.$$
$$\sin\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} - \alpha\right) = \cos\alpha, \quad \cos\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} - \alpha\right) = \sin\alpha.$$
$$\tan\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} - \alpha\right) = \cot\alpha, \quad \cot\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} - \alpha\right) = \tan\alpha.$$
$$\sin 2a = 2 \sin a \cos a.$$
$$\cos 2a = \cos^2 a - \sin^2 a = 1 - 2\sin^2 a = 2\cos^2 a - 1.$$
$$\tan 2a = \dfrac{2 \tan a}{1 - \tan^2 a}.$$
$$\sin^2 a = \dfrac{1 - \cos 2a}{2}, \quad \cos^2 a = \dfrac{1 + \cos 2a}{2}.$$
$$\tan^2 a = \dfrac{1 - \cos 2a}{1 + \cos 2a}.$$
$$\sin(-\alpha) = -\sin\alpha, \quad \cos(-\alpha) = \cos\alpha.$$
$$\tan(-\alpha) = -\tan\alpha, \quad \cot(-\alpha) = -\cot\alpha.$$
$$\sin(\pi + \alpha) = -\sin\alpha, \quad \cos(\pi + \alpha) = -\cos\alpha.$$
$$\tan(\pi + \alpha) = \tan\alpha, \quad \cot(\pi + \alpha) = \cot\alpha.$$
$$\sin\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right) = \cos\alpha, \quad \cos\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right) = -\sin\alpha.$$
$$\tan\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right) = -\cot\alpha, \quad \cot\!\left(\dfrac{\pi}{2} + \alpha\right) = -\tan\alpha.$$
Tích → tổng:
$\cos a \cos b = \dfrac{1}{2}[\cos(a-b) + \cos(a+b)]$.
$\sin a \sin b = \dfrac{1}{2}[\cos(a-b) - \cos(a+b)]$.
$\sin a \cos b = \dfrac{1}{2}[\sin(a-b) + \sin(a+b)]$.
Tổng → tích:
$\sin a + \sin b = 2 \sin\dfrac{a+b}{2} \cos\dfrac{a-b}{2}$.
$\sin a - \sin b = 2 \cos\dfrac{a+b}{2} \sin\dfrac{a-b}{2}$.
$\cos a + \cos b = 2 \cos\dfrac{a+b}{2} \cos\dfrac{a-b}{2}$.
$\cos a - \cos b = -2 \sin\dfrac{a+b}{2} \sin\dfrac{a-b}{2}$.
$$\sin(a \pm b) = \sin a \cos b \pm \cos a \sin b.$$
$$\cos(a \pm b) = \cos a \cos b \mp \sin a \sin b.$$
$$\tan(a \pm b) = \dfrac{\tan a \pm \tan b}{1 \mp \tan a \tan b}.$$
$$\sin(\pi - \alpha) = \sin\alpha, \quad \cos(\pi - \alpha) = -\cos\alpha.$$
$$\tan(\pi - \alpha) = -\tan\alpha, \quad \cot(\pi - \alpha) = -\cot\alpha.$$
Điều kiện: $|m| \leq 1$.
Đặt $m = \cos \alpha$:
$$\cos x = \cos \alpha \Leftrightarrow x = \pm \alpha + k 2\pi.$$
Trường hợp đặc biệt:
- $\cos x = 0 \Leftrightarrow x = \dfrac{\pi}{2} + k\pi$.
- $\cos x = 1 \Leftrightarrow x = k 2\pi$.
- $\cos x = -1 \Leftrightarrow x = \pi + k 2\pi$.
Mọi $m \in \mathbb{R}$ đều có nghiệm. Đặt $m = \cot\alpha$:
$$\cot x = \cot \alpha \Leftrightarrow x = \alpha + k\pi.$$
ĐKXĐ: $\sin x \neq 0 \Leftrightarrow x \neq k\pi$.
Điều kiện: $|m| \leq 1$ (nếu $|m| > 1$ thì vô nghiệm).
Đặt $m = \sin \alpha$:
$$\sin x = \sin \alpha \Leftrightarrow \begin{cases} x = \alpha + k 2\pi \\ x = \pi - \alpha + k 2\pi \end{cases} \, (k \in \mathbb{Z}).$$
Trường hợp đặc biệt:
- $\sin x = 0 \Leftrightarrow x = k\pi$.
- $\sin x = 1 \Leftrightarrow x = \dfrac{\pi}{2} + k 2\pi$.
- $\sin x = -1 \Leftrightarrow x = -\dfrac{\pi}{2} + k 2\pi$.
Mọi $m \in \mathbb{R}$ đều có nghiệm. Đặt $m = \tan\alpha$:
$$\tan x = \tan \alpha \Leftrightarrow x = \alpha + k\pi.$$
ĐKXĐ: $\cos x \neq 0 \Leftrightarrow x \neq \dfrac{\pi}{2} + k\pi$.
Điều kiện có nghiệm: $a^2 + b^2 \geq c^2$.
Cách giải: chia 2 vế cho $\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}$:
$$\dfrac{a}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}} \sin x + \dfrac{b}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}} \cos x = \dfrac{c}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}}.$$
Đặt $\cos\varphi = \dfrac{a}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}}$, $\sin\varphi = \dfrac{b}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}}$:
$$\sin(x + \varphi) = \dfrac{c}{\sqrt{a^2+b^2}} \Rightarrow \text{pt cơ bản}.$$