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Monday, November 12, 2012

Derivation - Tangent Law

Category: Trigonometry

"Published in Newark, California, USA"

On November 8, 2012, we derived the formulas for Sine Law and Cosine Law. Right now, we will derive the formula for Tangent Law.  Let's consider the formula for Sine Law:



In this derivation, we will use only the first two terms of the given equation above. Let's have this one


Arrange the above equation, we have


Add 1 on both sides of the equation and simplify




Subtract 1 on both sides of the equation and simplify



Divide equation 1 by equation 2


At the right side of the equation, use the Sum and Product of Two Angles Formula to convert the sum of the two angles into the product of two angles, we have




Therefore, 


If you will derive using the other term of Sine Law, the other formulas of Tangent Law will be