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5: Basic Trigonometric Identities

Grade 11
Learning Objectives:

● Develop basic trigonometric identities

Prerequisite
Warm up (Example 1)

Simplify the expression below: tan t cos t

Warm up
solution
Reciprocal Identities
Reciprocal Identities
Example 2
Example 2

Solution:
Pythagorean Identities

Note: The Pythagorean Identities

are based on the Pythagorean
Theorem. They can be proven
using the definition of Trigonometric
Functions of a Real Variable.
Example 3: Pythagorean Identities

Simplify the expression below:

Example 3: Pythagorean Identities

Simplify the expression below:

Periodicity Identities
Example 4: Periodicity Identities
Example 4: Periodicity Identities
Negative Angle Identities
Example 5 Negative Angle Identities
Example 5 Negative Angle Identities
Identities Involving 𝛑-t
Example 6: Identities Involving 𝛑-t
Example 6: Identities Involving 𝛑-t
Summary of Identities
Exit ticket

use the quotient and reciprocal identities to simplify the given expression.

cot t sin t
Exit ticket

use the quotient and reciprocal identities to simplify the given expression.

cot t sin t

Solution: