MAT 172

Verifying Identities Puzzle Lab – Answer Key

sin x sin x 3sin x  sin x 4sin x

1. Simplify   
b 3b 3b 3b

Puzzle Pieces:

3 sinx + sinx -------------- 3b 4

sin x sin x
sinx -------------- 3b =  
b 3b

sin 2 x  sin x  2  sin x  2  sin x  1 sin x  1

2. Simplify  
sin 2 x  4  sin x  2  sin x  2  sin x  2

Puzzle Pieces:

( sinx - 2 ) ( sinx

+ 1 ) -------------- ( sinx -

2 ) ( sinx + 2 )

= sinx + 1 -------------- sinx +

sin 2 x  sin x  2
2 
sin 2 x  4
 cos x sin 2 x  cos3 x
3. Verify Identity  cot x
sin x

cos x sin 2 x  cos3 x cos x  sin x  cos x  cos x

2 2

   cot x
sin x sin x sin x

cosx ( sin2x + cos2x ) --------------

sinx = cosx -------------- sinx

cos x sin 2 x  cos3 x

  cot x
sin x

sec x  cos x
4. Verify Identity  tan 2 x
cos x

1 1  cos 2 x sin 2 x
 cos x
sec x  cos x cos x sin 2 x
  cos x  cos x  2
 tan 2 x
cos x cos x cos x cos x cos x

1 -------------- cosx - cosx -------------- cosx

= 1 - cos2x -------------- cosx --------------

cosx = sin2x -------------- cosx -------------- cosx

sec x  cos x
= sin2x -------------- cos2x   tan 2 x
cos x
5. Verify Identity cot x sin x  cos 2 x sec x  0

cos x 1
cot x sin x  cos 2 x sec x   sin x  cos 2 x   cos x  cos x  0
sin x cos x

cosx -------------- sinx . sinx - cos2x

. 1 -------------- cosx = cosx -

cosx cot x sin x  cos 2 x sec x  =0

1
6. Verify Identity 1  cot    2cot  
2

1  cos  1  cos  

1  cot    2 cot   1  2 cot   cot 2   2 cot   1  cot 2   csc 2  
2

1 1 1
 
sin  1  cos  1  cos  1  cos  
2 2

1 + 2cotα + cot2α - 2cotα

= 1 + cot2α = csc2α

1
1  cot    2cot   
2

1  cos  1  cos  

Group Names:

Once you have completed the puzzle using ALL of the pieces, get the instructor to initial beside the
puzzle number for your lab grade.

Puzzle 1 _____________________

Puzzle 2 _____________________

Puzzle 3 _____________________

Puzzle 4 _____________________

Puzzle 5 _____________________

Puzzle 6 _____________________