Difference between revisions of "Pythagorean identity for sin and cos"
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| − | + | ==Theorem== | |
| − | + | The following formula holds for all $z \in \mathbb{C}$: | |
$$\sin^2(z)+\cos^2(z)=1,$$ | $$\sin^2(z)+\cos^2(z)=1,$$ | ||
where $\sin$ denotes the [[sine]] function and $\cos$ denotes the [[cosine]] function. | where $\sin$ denotes the [[sine]] function and $\cos$ denotes the [[cosine]] function. | ||
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| − | + | ==Proof== | |
| + | From the definitions | ||
$$\sin(z)=\dfrac{e^{iz}-e^{-iz}}{2i}$$ | $$\sin(z)=\dfrac{e^{iz}-e^{-iz}}{2i}$$ | ||
and | and | ||
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\end{array}$$ | \end{array}$$ | ||
as was to be shown. █ | as was to be shown. █ | ||
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| − | + | ==References== | |
Revision as of 00:25, 4 June 2016
Theorem
The following formula holds for all $z \in \mathbb{C}$: $$\sin^2(z)+\cos^2(z)=1,$$ where $\sin$ denotes the sine function and $\cos$ denotes the cosine function.
Proof
From the definitions $$\sin(z)=\dfrac{e^{iz}-e^{-iz}}{2i}$$ and $$\cos(z)=\dfrac{e^{iz}+e^{-iz}}{2},$$ we see $$\begin{array}{ll} \sin^2(z)+\cos^2(z)&=\left( \dfrac{e^{iz}-e^{-iz}}{2i} \right)^2 + \left( \dfrac{e^{iz}+e^{-iz}}{2} \right)^2 \\ &= -\dfrac{1}{4} (e^{2iz}-2+e^{-2iz})+ \dfrac{1}{4} (e^{2iz}+2+e^{-2iz}) \\ &= 1, \end{array}$$ as was to be shown. █
