Simplifying Trigonometric Expressions by using specified identities SOLUTIONS 1

Simplify each of the following expressions in their simplest form using

sin2α =2sinαcosα 
2 2  Double - Angle Identities
cos2α = cos α - sin α 

sin 2α A2 = 1 - 2sin 2α
A1 =
sinα 1 - 2sin 2α = sin 2α +cos 2α - 2sin 2α =
sin 2α 2sinα cosα = cos 2α - sin 2α = cos 2α
= =
sinα sinα
= 2cosα

A3 = 1 - 2cos 2α + cos2α 1+ sin 2α

A4 =
1 - 2cos 2α + cos 2α = sin α + cosα
1+ sin 2α
= sin 2α + cos 2α - 2cos 2α +(cos2α)= =
sinα + cosα
= sin 2α - cos 2α +(cos 2α - sin 2α) =
sin 2α + cos 2α + 2sinαcosα
= 2si n 2α = =
sinα + cosα
(sinα +cosα) 2
= = sinα + cosα
sinα + cosα
1 - cos 2α cos(2α) + 1
A5 = = A6 = - cos2α =
2 2
sin 2α +cos 2α - (cos 2α - sin 2α) (cos α - sin 2α)+ sin 2α + cos 2α
2
= = = - cos 2α =
2 2
2sin 2α 2cos 2α
= = sin 2α = - cos 2α = 0
2 2

A7 =
1+cos2α
 secα - cosα =
A8 =(cos2α +2sinαcosα - sin2α)2 =
2
= (cos 2α +sin2α)2 = 1+2sin2αcos 2α
1+(cos 2α - sin 2α) 1
=  - cosα = = 1+ sin4α
2 cosα
2cos 2 α 1
=  - cosα = 0
2 cosα

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Simplifying Trigonometric Expressions by using specified identities SOLUTIONS 2

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Simplify each of the following expressions in their simplest form using

α 1 - cosα α 1+cosα
sin =  AND cos =   Half - Angle Identities
2 2 2 2

α α α
2
α
2
B1 = 2sin cos =
2 2 B2=  cos  -  sin  =
 2  2
1 - cosα 1+cosα 2 2
=2 =  1+ cosα   1 - cosα 
2 2 =  -   =
 2   2 
1 - cos2α sin2α
=2 =2 = sinα 1+cosα 1 - cosα
4 4 = - = cosα
2 2
2 2
α α
B3 = 2  cos  - 1= B4 = 2  sin  + cosα =
 2  2
2 2
 1+cosα   - 
= 2  - 1= = 2  1 cosα  +cosα =
 2   2 
2(1+cosα) 2(1 - cosα)
= - 1 = cosα =
2
+ cosα = 1
2
2 2
α α α
B5 = cos α - 4  sin cos  =
2
B6 = 2cscα  sin  =
 2 2  2
2 2 2
2 α α α α
= cos α - 4  sin cos  =
2
2  sin  2  sin 
2 2 2 2 = 2 α
=   = tan
4 sinα α α 2
= cos2α - sin2α = cos2α 2 sin cos
4 2 2
1 - cosα 2α 1+cosα 2α
B7 =  cot - sin2α = B8 =  tan - 12
1+cosα 2 1 - cosα 2 sec α
2 2
1 - cosα  1+cosα  1+cosα  1 - cosα 
 - sin α =
2
=  =   - cos α =
2
1+cosα  1 - cosα  1 - cosα  1+cosα 
1 - cosα 1+cosα 1+cosα 1 - cosα
=  - sin2α = cos2α =  - cos2α = sin2α
1+cosα 1 - cosα 1 - cosα 1+cosα

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