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9 - Compound Angle Formula MHF4U – Trigonometric Functions

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Compound Angle Formula


Compound angles are angles that are created by adding or subtracting two or more angles.
For example:
− + +

These are the compound angle formula identities:


+ = +
− = −
cos + = −
cos − = +
+
+ =
1−

− =
1+
For proofs, see: http://courseware.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/8/164/assignments/336
You will be given these formulae for all quizzes, tests and the final exam.
Example: Find the exact value of .

Example: Find the exact value of 75°.

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9 - Compound Angle Formula MHF4U – Trigonometric Functions

Example: Find the exact value of .

Example:
If = and = and both x and y are acute angles, find the exact values of:
a) −

b) +

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9 - Compound Angle Formula MHF4U – Trigonometric Functions

Homework
1. Rewrite each expression as a single trigonometric ratio.
a) 2 + 2 b) 4 3 − 4 3

2. Rewrite each expression as a single trigonometric ratio then evaluate the ratio.
$%& '(°)$%& (°
a) b) +
*$%& '(° $%& (°

3. Determine the exact value of each trigonometric ratio.


a) 75° b) 15° c)

d) +− , e) 105° f)

g) +. + , h) +. − / , i) + / + .,

j) +− + , k) + − , l) + + ,

/
4. Suppose = and =− where 0 < < and < < 2., evaluate:
a) + b) + c) −
d) − e) + f) −

12& 3*4 *12& 3)4


5. Simplify the expression: 561 3*4 *561 3)4
.

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Answers
1.
a) 3 b) 7

2.
a) 60° = √3 b) = 0.5

3.
√ *√ √ *√
a) b) c) 2 + √3
/ /
√ )√ √ )√
d)
/
e) /
f) −2 + √3

g) − h) − =− i) 1

√ √
j) − k) = l) −

4.
a) b) − c) −

d) e) − f) −

5. , where , ≠0

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