Online Trigonometry Tutoring: Trigonometric Identities

Simplify trigonometry.

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Tangent and cotangent functions can be expressed in terms of the sine and cosine functions

tan x = 

cot x = 

These reciprocals are used to find the  value of trig functions:

sin x = ; cosec x = 

cos x = ; sec x = 

tan x = ; cot x = 

• Pythagorean Identities is to help simplify trigonometric expressions.
• Simplifying trigonometric expressions to create a factorable expression used to find missing trigonometric values.
• Used to find missing trigonometric values

 +  = 1

 + 1 = 

1 +  = 

Example 1

• Prove that tan y/sin y = sec y

Expressing it in terms of sin y or cos y, we get

LHS = tan y × 1/sin y

= (sin y/cos y) × 1/sin y (tan A = sin A/cos A)

= 1/cos y

= sec y                 (since 1/cos A = sec A)

= RHS

Example 2

Verify the identities

1/sec²a = sin²a . cos²a + cos⁴a

RHS = cos²a (sin²a + cos²a)

= cos²a (1) {we know, sin²a + cos²a =1}

= cos²a

LHS = 1/sec²a  = 1/(1/ cos²a) = cos²a

Check Point

Problem 1. If sinθ = 2/3, find cosθ.

Problem 2. If cos θ = 5/11 and sin θ = 9/11, what is the value of tan θ?

Problem 3. Express  sin 67° + cos 65°  in terms of trigonometric ratios of angle  between 0 and 45 degrees.

Problem 4. If cos θ = .7, find the value of sec θ.