Pre Calculus Q2 Week 7 Trigonometric Identities
Pre Calculus Q2 Week 7 Trigonometric Identities
IDENTITIES
WEEK 7 – PART 1
CLASSIFY INTO
TWO
Group the following
equations into two, A and B.
𝟑𝐱 – 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎
𝟒 – 𝐱 = −𝐱 + 𝟒
𝟑(𝐱 – 𝟐) = 𝟑𝐱 – 𝟔
𝟐
(𝐱 + 𝟏)(𝐱 – 𝟏) = 𝒙 − 𝟏
𝟐
𝟐𝒙 + 𝟑𝐱 = 𝐱 + 𝟑
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒
=𝐱−𝟐
𝐱+𝟐
Guide Questions:
1. How did you group the equations?
2. What is the basis of the classification?
EQUATIONS A EQUATIONS B
𝟑𝐱 – 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎 𝟒 – 𝐱 = −𝐱 + 𝟒
𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝐱 = 𝐱 + 𝟑 𝟑(𝐱 – 𝟐) = 𝟑𝐱 – 𝟔
(𝐱 + 𝟏)(𝐱 – 𝟏) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒
=𝐱−𝟐
𝐱+𝟐
1. An equation may be a conditional equation or an
identity.
2. Which do you think, between equations A and B,
is conditional? Why?
3. Which may be considered as identities? Why?
EQUATIONS
CONDITIONAL A
EQUATION IDENTITY B
EQUATIONS
𝟒 – 𝐱 = −𝐱 + 𝟒
𝟑𝐱 – 𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎
𝟑(𝐱 – 𝟐) = 𝟑𝐱 – 𝟔
(𝐱 + 𝟏)(𝐱 – 𝟏) = 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟏
𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟑𝐱 = 𝐱 + 𝟑
𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒
=𝐱−𝟐
𝐱+𝟐
A conditional equation is valid only for
certain values of x.
1. 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 5𝑥 6. 3𝑥 − 5 = 2𝑥 − 9
2. 𝑦 + 6 = 14 7. 𝑥+2 𝑥+4 =3 𝑥+3 −1
8. 23 − 5 3 − 𝑦 = −4(𝑦 − 2) + 9𝑦
3. 9𝑧 − 8𝑧 = 3
9. 4𝑧 = 𝑧 2
4. 𝑐3 = 𝑐 ∙ 𝑐 ∙ 𝑐
10. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 16 = 0
2𝑚
5. =𝑚
2
TRY THIS!
Solve each equation and identify if it is a conditional
equation or an identity:
1. 2𝑥 + 3𝑥 = 5𝑥 6. 3𝑥 − 5 = 2𝑥 − 9
2. 𝑦 + 6 = 14 7. 𝑥+2 𝑥+4 =3 𝑥+3 −1
8. 23 − 5 3 − 𝑦 = −4(𝑦 − 2) + 9𝑦
3. 9𝑧 − 8𝑧 = 3
9. 4𝑧 = 𝑧 2
4. 𝑐3 = 𝑐 ∙ 𝑐 ∙ 𝑐
10. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 16 = 0
2𝑚
5. =𝑚
2 Shaded are Identities
IDENTITIES
RECIPROCAL IDENTITIES
1 1
sin 𝜃 = csc 𝜃 =
csc 𝜃 sin 𝜃
1 1
cos 𝜃 = sec 𝜃 =
sec 𝜃 cos 𝜃
1 1
tan 𝜃 = cot 𝜃 =
cot 𝜃 tan 𝜃
QUOTIENT IDENTITIES
sin 𝜃 cos 𝜃
tan 𝜃 = cot 𝜃 =
cos 𝜃 sin 𝜃
PYTHAGOREAN IDENTITIES
sin2𝜃 + cos2𝜃 = 1
tan2𝜃 + 1 = sec2𝜃
1 + cot2𝜃 = csc2𝜃
ODD-EVEN IDENTITIES
1
4) sec −50° = True
cos 50°
2 3π 2 3π
5) 1 − sin = cos True
4 4
TRY THIS!
Prove each of the following trigonometric identities:
sin 70
sin 65 cos 25 - cos 65 sin 25
sin 40
cos 80 cos 20 + sin 80 sin 20
cos 60
cos 30 cos 35 - sin 30 sin 35
cos 65
cos 50 cos 25 - sin 50 sin 25
cos 75
Apply the sum and difference identity for
sine and cosine in determining the exact
value of the following:
1. sin 𝟏𝟓
2. cos 𝟏𝟎𝟓
The Sum and Difference Identities for
Tangent
𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑨 + 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑩
tan(𝑨 + 𝑩) =
𝟏 − 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑩
𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑨 − 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑩
tan(𝑨 − 𝑩) =
𝟏 + 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑨 𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝑩
1) Prove that tan 𝜃 = tan(𝜋 + 𝜃).
2) Without the use of calculator,
determine the value of tan 75°.
The Double-Angle Formula
2 tan A
tan 2A =
1 − tan2 A
cos 2A = 2 cos 2 A − 1
cos 2A = 1 − 2 sin2 A
4 4
1) Prove that 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 = cos 2𝜃
2) Use the double angle identities to find
sin 120°.
3) Use the sum of sine and double angle
formulas to derive the formula for sin 3𝑥.
4
4) If cos 𝜃 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 270° < 𝜃 < 360°, find
5
sin 2𝜃.
The Half-Angle Formulas
𝑨 𝟏 − cos 𝑨
sin = ±
𝟐 𝟐
𝑨 sin 𝑨
tan =
𝟐 1 + cos 𝑨
𝑨 𝟏 + cos 𝑨
cos = ±
𝟐 𝟐
sin 112.5°
Use an appropriate half angle formula to
𝜋
find the exact value of cos .
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SIMPLIFYING
TRIGONOMETRIC
EXPRESSIONS
Let us simplify each trigonometric
expression.
1. tan 𝜃 sin 𝜃
sec 𝜃
2.
cos 𝜃
3. 1 − cos 𝜃 1 + cos 𝜃
Write each expression in terms of sine
or cosine only
1. tan 𝜃 cos 𝜃
cot 𝜃
2.
cos 𝜃
3. (sec 𝜃 + 1)(sec 𝜃 − 1)
sec 𝜃 sec 𝜃
4. −
sin 𝜃 csc 𝜃
1. Simplify in terms of cos θ.
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃
+ cos 𝜃
cos 𝜃
cos 𝜃
3. − cos 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 = cot 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃
Prove the following:
1 1
2. + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 =
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥
2. 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 =
1−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝑥
3. − 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 𝑥
1−𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥
EXTRA
CHALLENGE
Prove the following using half-angle
identities:
𝜃
2 sin 𝜃 + sin 2𝜃 = 4 sin 𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2
2
Find the value of each of the following: