Precalculus: Danica Therese R. Molina, LPT
Precalculus: Danica Therese R. Molina, LPT
Precalculus: Danica Therese R. Molina, LPT
Instructor:
DANICA THERESE R. MOLINA, LPT
Mathematics and Physics Department
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TRIGONOMETRIC
IDENTITIES
TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES
Objectives:
1. familiarize the trigonometric identities;
2. use trigonometric identities to find the exact
value of trigonometric functions
3. simplify trigonometric expression using the
trigonometric identities; and
4. prove trigonometric identities.
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FUNDAMENTAL TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES
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OTHER TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES
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Example: Double Angle Formula
Using the Double Angle formula, given the
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𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 = − , where 𝜃 is in Quadrant II; find the
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sin(2𝜃) and cos (2𝜃).
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Example: Sum & Difference
Using the Sum and Difference formula, find the Formula
exact value of sin 15°
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SIMPLIFYING TRIGONOMETRIC EXPRESSION
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
1. ) 2. )
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
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PROVING
TRIGONOMETRIC
IDENTITIES
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝜽
𝟏. ) 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 + = 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟐. ) 𝒄𝒐𝒕 𝜽 + 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝜽 = 𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝜽 𝒄𝒔𝒄 𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝜽 − 𝟏 𝟐𝜽
𝟑. ) = 𝒔𝒊𝒏
𝒔𝒆𝒄𝟐 𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟒. ) 𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝜽 + 𝟏 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝜽 − 𝟏 = −𝒕𝒂𝒏𝟐 𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟓. ) 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝜽 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟑 𝜽 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝜽𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝜽 + 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝜽
𝟔. ) 𝟐 𝟐
=𝟏
𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝜽𝒔𝒆𝒄 𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟕. ) 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽 = 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟖. ) 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜽 𝟏 + 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽 = 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟗. ) 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽 𝟏 + 𝒄𝒐𝒕𝟐 𝜽 = 𝒄𝒔𝒄𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
𝟏𝟎. ) =𝟏
𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟏𝟏. ) 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽 − 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝟐 𝜽 = 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝟐 𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
𝟏𝟐. ) 𝒄𝒔𝒄𝜽 − 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽𝒄𝒐𝒕𝜽 = 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
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Examples:
Prove the following identities.
(𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽 − 𝟏)(𝒔𝒆𝒄𝜽 + 𝟏) 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝜽
𝟏𝟑. ) =
𝒕𝒂𝒏𝜽 𝒄𝒐𝒔𝜽
TRY!!
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