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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:
- y=x
- y=x2
- y=x3
- y=|x|
- y=√x
- y=1x
- y=sinx
- y=cosx
- y=ex
- y=lnx
- y=1x2
- y=√a2−x2 (semicircle)