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<strong>[[Pythagorean identity for sin and cos|Theorem]]: (Pythagorean identity)</strong> The following formula holds for all $x$:
 
<strong>[[Pythagorean identity for sin and cos|Theorem]]: (Pythagorean identity)</strong> The following formula holds for all $x$:
$$\sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1.$$
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$$\sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1,$$
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where $\sin$ denotes the [[sine|sine function]] and $\cos$ denotes the [[cos|cosine]] function.
 
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<strong>Proof:</strong> █  
 
<strong>Proof:</strong> █  
 
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Revision as of 18:29, 1 December 2015

Theorem: (Pythagorean identity) The following formula holds for all $x$: $$\sin^2(x)+\cos^2(x)=1,$$ where $\sin$ denotes the sine function and $\cos$ denotes the cosine function.

Proof: