Insane trig identities

Trig identities are the bread and butter of high-school precalculus instructors. However, after a certain point, the ones that usually show up in textbooks just get tedious and follow from the same old tired trig identities. This is a shame, because trig functions also satisfy some really crazy identities that require more creative proofs. Here are some gems (some of which admittedly push the boundary of what can be called a "trig identity").

Most of these are from Math Stack Exchange, and their proofs have varying levels of difficulty. Bask in their glory!


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