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TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES

tan + 1 =sec sin + cos =1

IDENTITIES

1 + cot =cosec

y r y x x

x cos r

sin

y r

cos
r=x+y 1=cos+sin

Sec=1+tan

cosec=cot+1

sin

EXAMPLE Prove the identity:

a)

( cosec + cot )( cosec cot ) = 1

Answer

From left= (cosec + cot )(cosec cot )

= cosec cosec cot + cosec cot cot

= cosec cot

=1 (prove)

Show that sec cos =sin tan

ANSWER

Sec cos

= 1 - cos

1 - cos = sin = sin sin

=sin tan

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