# Double angle formulas of seceant, cosecant, and cotangent

• January 26th 2008, 10:33 AM
mathgeek777
Double angle formulas of seceant, cosecant, and cotangent
How do they differ from the sine, cosine, and tangent double angle formulas, if at all? I've been asked on homework to find the trigonometric function of (ex: $sec2\theta$). I know how to find it, I'm just not sure if there's a different double angle identity I have to use when using the inverse of cosine.
• January 26th 2008, 10:40 AM
janvdl
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Originally Posted by mathgeek777
How do they differ from the sine, cosine, and tangent double angle formulas, if at all? I've been asked on homework to find the trigonometric function of (ex: $sec2\theta$). I know how to find it, I'm just not sure if there's a different double angle identity I have to use when using the inverse of cosine.

$sec 2x = \frac{1}{cos 2x}$
• January 26th 2008, 10:48 AM
mathgeek777
Ok thanks :)

I'm gonna run some answers by you guys real quick

Triangle lengths :
opposite = 3
hypotenuse = 5

For $sec2\theta$ I got $\frac{25}{7}$

For $csc2\theta$ I got $\frac{25}{24}$

For $cot2\theta$ I got $\frac{7}{24}$
• January 26th 2008, 10:53 AM
janvdl
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Originally Posted by mathgeek777
Ok thanks :)

I'm gonna run some answers by you guys real quick

Triangle lengths :
opposite = 3
hypotenuse = 5

For $sec2\theta$ I got $\frac{25}{7}$

For $csc2\theta$ I got $\frac{25}{24}$

For $cot2\theta$ I got $\frac{7}{24}$

Looks fine to me ;)
• January 26th 2008, 10:54 AM
mathgeek777
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Originally Posted by janvdl
Looks fine to me ;)

Awesome! Thanks for your help (Handshake):)
• January 26th 2008, 10:55 AM
janvdl
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Originally Posted by mathgeek777
Awesome! Thanks for your help (Handshake):)

You're welcome (Handshake) :D