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2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
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Lesson ⇒ §5.2: Verifying Trigonometric Identities
Homework ⇒
5.2: #110, 210even, 2129odd, 3650even
+31, 5965odd, 66*
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
§ 5.2: Verifying Trigonometric Identities
Conditional Equation Identity
An equation that is true SOMETIMES. An equation that is true ALWAYS.*
true ONLY for
true for ALL possible values of x.
, n = 1, 2, 3
*for all values in the domain.
§ 5.2 ⇒ Verify Identities
§ 5.3 ⇒ Solving Conditional Equ'ns
5.2: #110, 210even, 2129odd, 3650even
+31, 5965odd, 66*
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
"The key to both verifying
identities and solving equations
is your ability to use the
fundamental identities and the
rules of algebra to rewrite
trigonometric expressions."
What is the key to verifying identities?
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
11. Work with ONE side of the equation at a time.
﴾Start with more complicated side.﴿
22. Techniques to try first:
a﴿ Factoring
b﴿ Add fractions
c﴿ Squaring any binomials
d﴿ Creating singleterm denominator
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3. Look for opportunities to use fundamental identities.
• Note which functions are in the final expression you want.
• Consider which trig functions pair well.
sin & cos sec & tan csc & cot
44. Last resort ⇒ convert everything to sine & cosine.
5 ALWAYS TRY SOMETHING!! ( Even paths that lead to
dead ends give insight.)
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
Verify the identity.
ex. 2
ex. 1
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
Verify the identity.
ex. 3
ex. 4
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
ex. 4
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PC 5.2: Verifying Identities April 20, 2010
Here's another way...
ex. 4
⇒
(inverse identity)
⇒ [ [
(get a common denominator)
⇒ ⇒ ⇒
(add fractions) (multiply by the reciprocal
of the denominator)
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