Chapter 5
5.1
Fundamental Identities
Reciprocal Identities
Quotient Identities
1
1
1
cot
sec
csc
tan
cos
sin
sin
cos
tan
cot
cos
sin
More Identities
Pythagorean Identities
Negative-Angle Identities
2
2
2
2
2
2
sin
cos
1
tan
1 sec
1 cot
csc
Example: If and
is in quadrant II,
find each function value.
a) sec
Look for an identity that
relates tangent and
secant.
5
tan
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
tan
1 sec
5
1 sec
3
25
1 sec
9
34
sec
9
34
sec
9
2
2
Example: If and
is in quadrant II,
find each function value continued
b) sin
c) cot (
)
sin
tan
cos
tan
sin
tan
sin
3 34
5
s
cos
1
sec
in
3
4
3
5
3
Example: Express One Function in
Terms of Another
Express cot
x
in
terms of sin
x
.
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1 cot
csc
Example: Rewriting an Expression in
Terms of Sine and Cosine
Rewrite cot
tan
in terms of sin
and cos
.
2
2
2
2
cos
sin
cot
tan
sin
cos
cos
sin
sin cos
sin cos
cos
sin
sin cos
5.2
Hints for Verifying Identities
1. Learn the fundamental identities given in the last
section. Whenever you see either side of a
fundamental identity, the other side should come to
mind. Also, be aware of equivalent forms of the
fundamental identities. For example
is an alternative form of the identity
2. Try to rewrite the more complicated side of the
equation so that it is identical to the simpler side.
2
2
sin
1 cos
2
2
Hints for Verifying Identities continued
3. It is sometimes helpful to express all
trigonometric functions in the equation in terms
of sine and cosine and them simplify the result.
4. Usually, any factoring or indicated algebraic
operations should be performed. For example,
the expression can be factored as
The sum of difference of two
trigonometric expressions such as can
be added or subtracted in the same way as any
other rational expression.
2
sin
x
2sin
x
1
2
(sin
x
1) .
1
1
Hints for Verifying Identities continued
5. As you select substitutions, keep in mind the
side you are changing, because it represents
your goal. For example, to verify the identity
try to think of an identity that relates tan
x
to
cos
x
. In this case, since and
the secant function is the best
link between the two sides.
2
2
1
tan
1
cos
x
x
1
sec
cos
x
x
2
2
Hints for Verifying Identities continued
6. If an expression contains 1 + sin
x
,
multiplying both the numerator and denominator
by 1
sin
x
would give 1
sin
2
x
, which could be
replaced with cos
2
x
. Similar results for 1
sin
x
,
1 + cos
x
, and 1
cos
x
may be useful.
Remember that verifying identities is NOT the
Example: Working with One Side
Prove the identity
Solution: Start with the left side.
2
2
2
(tan
x
1)(cos
x
1)
tan
x
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
(tan
1)(cos
1)
tan
sin
1 (cos
1)
tan
cos
sin
sin
cos
1
tan
cos
sin
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
sin
1
1
tan
Example: Working with One Side
Prove the identity
Solution—start with the
right side
continued
continued
1
csc
sin
sec tan
x
x
x
x
1
csc
sin
sec tan
1
sin
sin
x
x
x
x
x
x
2
2
1
1 sin
sec tan
sin
cos
sin
cos
cos
sin
1
cot cos
1
1
tan
sec
x
x
x
x
Example: Working with One Side
Prove the identity
Start with the left side.
tan
cot
tan
cot
tan cot
x
y
y
x
x
y
tan
cot
tan
cot
tan cot
tan
cot
tan cot
tan cot
1
1
x
y
y
x
x
y
x
y
x
y
x
y
Example: Working with Both Sides
Verify that the following equation is an identity.