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Precalculus Concepts for AP Calculus AB and BC

Precalculus Concepts for AP Calculus AB and BC

Trigonometric Values for Common Angles

θ sinθ cosθ tanθ
0 0 1 0
π6 12 √32 1√3
π4 √22 √22 1
π3 √32 12 √3
π2 1 0 ∞

Trigonometric Identities

Pythagorean Identities

sin2θ+cos2θ=1

1+tan2θ=sec2θ

1+cot2θ=csc2θ

Double Angle Formulas

sin2x=2sinxcosx

cos2x=cos2x−sin2x=1−2sin2x

Logarithm Rules

lnN=p⟺ep=N

lne=1,ln1=0

ln(MN)=lnM+lnN

ln(MN)=lnM−lnN

p⋅lnM=lnMp

Common Graphs

The following are some common graphs that appear frequently in Precalculus and Calculus: