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    150 Lecture Notes - Section 7.1 Trigonometric Identities: C Marcia Drost, March 10, 2008

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    The document contains solutions to trigonometric identity problems involving functions such as sin, cos, tan, csc, and sec. It begins by finding the values of trigonometric functions given other function values. It then simplifies expressions using trigonometric identities and factors expressions into trigonometric forms. The document also rewrites fractional expressions without fractions and verifies several trigonometric identities. It concludes by expressing a surd in terms of trigonometric functions.

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    c Drost, March 10, 2008 1

    150 Lecture Notes - Section 7.1


    Trigonometric Identities
    5 3
    Given csc θ = , tan θ =
    3 4

    Find the other four trigonometric functions.


    1
    Solution: csc u =
    sin u
    1 1 3
    sin u = = 5 =
    csc u 3
    5

    since sin2 u + cos2 u = 1


     2
    3
    + cos2 u = 1
    5
    9
    cos2 u = 1 −
    25
    16
    cos2 u =
    25
    4
    cos u = ±
    5

    Since sin u > 0 and tan u > 0, u is in QI.


    4
    Therefore cos u =
    5

    3 5
    sin u = csc u =
    5 3

    4 5
    cos u = sec u =
    5 4

    3 4
    tan u = cot u =
    4 3

    Simplify: sin x cos2 x − sin x


    sin x(cos2 x − 1)
    Since sin2 x + cos2 x = 1
    cos2 x − 1 = − sin2 x
    sin x(− sin2 x)
    − sin3 x
    Marcia
    c Drost, March 10, 2008 2

    sin θ cos θ
    Simplify: +
    cos θ 1 + sin θ

    sin θ cos θ
    Verify the identity: + = csc θ
    1 + cos θ sin θ
    (sin θ)(sin θ) + (cos θ)(1 + cos θ)
    =
    (1 + cos θ)(sin θ)
    sin2 θ + cos θ + cos2 θ
    =
    (1 + cos θ)(sin θ)
    sin2 θ + cos2 θ + cos θ
    =
    (1 + cos θ)(sin θ)
    1 + cos θ
    =
    (1 + cos θ)(sin θ)
    1
    =
    sin θ

    csc θ = csc θ

    Factoring expressions:

    tan2 x − tan2 x · sin2 x


    tan2 x (1 − sin2 x)
    tan2 x (cos2 x)
    sin2 x
    · cos2 x
    cos x
    2

    sin2 x

    Factor:
    4 tan2 θ + tan θ − 3
    (4 tan θ − 3) (tan θ + 1)

    Factor:
    csc3 x − csc2 x − csc x + 1
    csc2 x(csc x − 1) − 1(csc x − 1)
    (csc x − 1) (csc2 x − 1)
    (csc x − 1) (csc x − 1) (csc x + 1)
    Marcia
    c Drost, March 10, 2008 3

    Simplify:
    sin t + cot t · cos t

    cos t
    sin t + · cos t
    sin t
    cos2 t
    sin t +
    sin t
    2
    sin t cos2 t
    +
    sin t sin t
    2
    sin t + cos2 t 1
    = = csc t
    sin t sin t
    1
    Rewrite: so that it is not in fractional form.
    1 + sin x
    1 1 1 − sin x
    = ·
    1 + sin x 1 + sin x 1 − sin x
    1 − sin x
    =
    1 − sin2 x
    1 − sin x
    =
    cos2 x
    1 sin x
    = −
    cos2 x cos2 x
    1 sin x 1
    = − ·
    cos x cos x cos x
    2

    = sec2 x − tan x · sec x

    1 1
    Rewrite: − so that it is not in fractional form.
    1 − sin x 1 + sin x

    1 1
    Note: To verify the identity 2 tan x · sec x = − , start with the
    1 − sin x 1 + sin x
    RHS (right hand side) and simplify till it matches the LHS (left hand side).
    cos u
    Verify: = sec u + tan u
    1 − sin u
    Marcia
    c Drost, March 10, 2008 4

    π √
    Use x = 2 tan θ, 0 < θ < , to express 4 + x2 as a trigonometric function of θ.
    2
    √ p
    4 + x2 = 4 + (2 tan θ)2
    √
    = 4 + 4 tan2 θ
    p
    = 4(1 + tan2 θ)
    p
    = 4 sec2 θ)
    = 2 sec θ

    Fundamental Trigonometric Identities

    1 1 1
    Reciprocal Identities csc x = sec x = cot x =
    sin x cos x tan x
    sin x cos x
    tan x = cot x =
    cos x sin x
    Pythagorean Identities sin2 x + cos2 x = 1 tan2 x + 1 = sec2 x 1 + cot2 x = csc2 x

    Even-Odd Identities sin(−x) = − sin x cos(−x) = cos x tan(−x) = − tan x

    Cofunction Identities sin(90o − u) = cos u tan(90o − u) = cot u sec(90o − u) = csc u


    cos(90o − u) = sin u cot(90o − u) = tan u csc(90o − u) = sec u

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