Sum and Difference Formulas Section 5.4 Sum and Difference Formulas
Objective By following instructions students will be able to: Use sum and difference formulas to evaluate trigonometric functions. Use the sum and difference formulas to verify identities and solve trigonometric equations.
Sum and Difference Formulas
Example 1: Evaluating a Trigonometric Function Find the exact value of .
Example 2: Evaluating Trigonometric Functions Find the exact value of .
Example 3: Evaluating a Trigonometric Expression Find the exact value of given that , where and , where
Example 4: An Application of a Sum Formula Evaluate .
Example 5: Proving a Cofunction Identity Prove the cofunction identity .
Example 6: Deriving Reduction Formulas Simplify each expression. a) b)
Example 7: An Application from Calculus Verify that where .
Example 8: Solving a Trigonometric Equation Find all solutions of in the interval .
Revisit Objective Did we… Use sum and difference formulas to evaluate trigonometric functions? Use the sum and difference formulas to verify identities and solve trigonometric equations?
Homework Pg 408 #1-27 ODD, 35-49 ODD