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Pure Mathematics 3

Trigonometric Identity Question

Question Description: This type of question has been asked in

every exam paper in the past 5 years. Split into three styles Normal,
Double-angle and R/Alpha. You are required to use the bellow
identities to prove relationships and solve equations.
Key Insight: Every trigonometric relationship can be reduced into
sin’s and cos’s. Thus, if you do not know where to start in a proof
begin by reducing the equation into sin’s and cos’s.

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𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝜃) = sin(𝜃)

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𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝜃) = cos(𝜃)

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𝑐𝑜𝑡 (𝜃) = tan(𝜃)

Resources
• Sketching Secant, Cosecant and Cotangent functions - https://youtu.be/fo_q9mEAFp4
• Trig Identity Question Exam Hack video for P1 -
https://youtu.be/uuBt6KBUy9w?list=PLaQBxdrnmtNxi_Ne7a2ZBWJ7ZI39EoZil
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Normal – Type One
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