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    This document discusses trigonometric identities. It begins by presenting some fundamental reciprocal and Pythagorean identities. It then provides examples of simplifying trig expressions using identities. The document concludes by offering tips for proving trig identities, such as starting with one side of the identity and manipulating it until it equals the other side. Examples are also given of proving trig identities step-by-step.

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    This document discusses trigonometric identities. It begins by presenting some fundamental reciprocal and Pythagorean identities. It then provides examples of simplifying trig expressions using identities. The document concludes by offering tips for proving trig identities, such as starting with one side of the identity and manipulating it until it equals the other side. Examples are also given of proving trig identities step-by-step.

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    7.

    1 Trig Identities

    • Simplifying Trig Expressions


    • Proving Trig Identities
    Fundamental Trig Identities
    Reciprocal Identities: Tangent/Cotangent Identities:
    1
    csc x  sin x
    sin x tan x 
    cos x
    1
    sec x  cos x
    cos x cot x 
    sin x
    1
    cot x 
    tan x

    Pythagorean Identities:

    sin 2 x  cos 2 x  1 tan 2 x  1  sec 2 x 1  cot 2 x  csc 2 x


    Example 1
    Simplify the trig expression: cos t  tan t sin t

     sin t 
    Solution: cos t  tan t sin t  cos t    sin t
     cos t 
    sin 2 t
     cos t 
    cos t

    cos 2 t  sin 2 t

    cos t
    1
      sec t
    cos t
    Example 2
    Simplify the expression: sin u  cot u cos u

    Answer: csc u
    Example 3
    cos x cos x
    Simplify the expression: 
    1  sin x 1  sin x

    cos x cos x cos x(1  sin x) cos x(1  sin x)


    Solution:   
    1  sin x 1  sin x (1  sin x)(1  sin x) (1  sin x)(1  sin x)

    cos x  sin x cos x cos x  sin x cos x


     
    1  sin x
    2
    1  sin 2 x
    2cos x

    1  sin 2 x
    2cos x

    cos 2 x
    2
      2sec x
    cos x
    Tips for Proving Trig Identities

     Start with one side of the equation and manipulate it until it


    equals the other side. (Try the more complicated side first!)
     Look for chances to use identities and/or algebraic
    techniques (adding fractions, factoring, multiplying by a form
    of “1”, etc.)
     If you get stuck, try re-writing everything in terms of the
    sine and cosine.
     * Can also try working with each side of the equation
    separately until you obtain the same expression.
    Example 4
    Prove the identity: 1 1
    2 tan x sec x  
    1  sin x 1  sin x
    Example 5
    1  cos  tan 2 
    Verify the identity: 
    cos  sec   1

    1  cos  1 cos 
    LHS =    sec   1
    cos  cos  cos 

    tan 2  sec 2   1 (sec   1)(sec   1)


    RHS =    sec   1
    sec   1 sec   1 sec   1

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