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Exercise #14
Trigonometric Identities I


An identity is an equation that is ________ for all replacement values.
We have already worked with some basic trig identities.


8 Fundamental Identities

       1. tan                                     2. csc 




       3. sec                                     4. cot  




       5. cot                                     6. Pythagorean Identity




       7. If the Pythagorean identity is divided by cos 2  , the result is:




       8. If the Pythagorean identity is divided by sin 2  , the result is:




Identities are used to simplify functions.

Example
Simplify tan  cos  .
Example
Express tan  in terms of sin  .
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To prove an identity, we must show that the left hand side ( ______ ) is the same as the
right hand side ( ______ ).

Example
Prove cot  sin   cos .