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Formulas expressing trigonometric functions of an angle 2x in terms of functions of an angle x,

sin(2x)=2sinxcosx

(1)

cos(2x)=cos^2x-sin^2x

(2)

=2cos^2x-1

(3)

=1-2sin^2x

(4)

tan(2x)=(2tanx)/(1-tan^2x).

(5)

The corresponding hyperbolic function double-angle formulas are

sinh(2x)=2sinhxcoshx

(6)

cosh(2x)=2cosh^2x-1

(7)

tanh(2x)=(2tanhx)/(1+tanh^2x).

(8)


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Half-Angle Formulas, Hyperbolic Functions, Multiple-Angle Formulas, Prosthaphaeresis Formulas, Trigonometric Addition Formulas, Trigonometric Functions, Trigonometry Explore this topic in the MathWorld classroom

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Double-Angle Formulas." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Double-AngleFormulas.html

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