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Trig

is an option for various polynomial manipulation functions that specifies whether trigonometric functions should be treated like polynomial elements.

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Trig

Trig

is an option for various polynomial manipulation functions that specifies whether trigonometric functions should be treated like polynomial elements.

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  • With Trig->True, trigonometric functions will be treated like polynomial elements by using their algebraic relations.

Examples

Basic Examples  (2)

By default, Simplify uses trigonometric identities:

This simplifies the expression without using trigonometric identities:

By default, Expand expands out products and positive integer powers:

This also expands out trigonometric functions:

Wolfram Research (1991), Trig, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Trig.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1991), Trig, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Trig.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1991. "Trig." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Trig.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1991). Trig. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Trig.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_trig, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Trig}", year="1991", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Trig.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_trig, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Trig}, year={1991}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Trig.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-August-2025]}