Mathematics · essential
Half-angle formulas for tangent for JEE
Trigonometrical identities and trigonometrical functions
Formula
\(\tan\dfrac{A}{2}=\pm\sqrt{\dfrac{1-\cos A}{1+\cos A}}=\dfrac{\sin A}{1+\cos A}=\dfrac{1-\cos A}{\sin A}\)
Variables: \(A\) = angle.
Conditions: Sign depends on quadrant of \(A/2\); denominators nonzero.
Substitution, simplification, proving identities.