Using Fundamental Identities

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Using Fundamental Identities 5.1

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Using Fundamental Identities. 5.1. Reciprocal Identities. Sin u = Cos u = Tan u = Csc u = Sec u = Cot u =. Quotient Identities. Tan u = Cot u =. Pythagorean Identities. sin 2 u + cos 2 u = 1 1 + tan 2 u = sec 2 u 1 + cot 2 u = csc 2 u. Cofunction Identities. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Using Fundamental Identities5.1

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Reciprocal Identities

Sin u =

Cos u =

Tan u =

Csc u =

Sec u =

Cot u =

ucsc

1

usec

1

ucot

1

usin

1

ucos

1

utan

1

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Quotient Identities

Tan u =

Cot u =

u

u

cos

sin

u

u

sin

cos

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Pythagorean Identities

sin2 u + cos2 u = 1

1 + tan2 u = sec2 u

1 + cot2 u = csc2 u

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Cofunction Identities

sin (π/2 – u) = cos u csc (π/2 – u) = sec u

cos (π/2 – u) = sin u sec (π/2 – u) = csc u

tan (π/2 – u) = cot u cot (π/2 – u) = tan u

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Odd & Even Identities

sin (-u) = -sin u csc (-u) = -csc u

cos (-u) = cos u sec (-u) = sec u

tan (-u) = -tan u cot (-u) = -cot u

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What are they good for?

One use of trigonometric identities is to use given values of trigonometric functions to evaluate other trigonometric functions.

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Example 1: Using Identities to Evaluate a Function

Use the values of sec u = -3/2 and tan u > 0 to find the values of all six trigonometric functions.

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Example 2: Simplifying a Trigonometric Expression

Simplify sin x cos2 x – sin x

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Example 3: Verifying a Trigonometric Identity

A) Determine whether the equation appears to be an identity. Cos 3x = 4 cos3 x – 3cos x.

B) Verify the identity: xx

x

x

xcsc

sin

cos

cos1

sin

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Example 4: Factoring Trigonometric ExpressionsFactor

A)sec2 x – 1

B)4tan2 x + tan x – 3

C)csc2 x – cot x – 3

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Example 5: Simplifying a Trigonometric Expression

Simplify: sin t + cot t∙cos t