7.6 Exploration: Trig Identities Honors Analysis Learning Target: I can develop trigonometric identities
Identity #1:
Identity #2:
Use the triangle below to prove the identity shown above. Hint: How can the hypotenuse be labeled using a and b?
Deriving the Pythagorean Identities:
Trig Identities Summary:
Simplify:
Strategies for simplifying trigonometric expressions Write trig functions in term of sin/cos/tan Look for Pythagorean identities (may need to factor out GCF to find) Fractions: Find a common denominator & combine Fractions: Break up a sum/difference in the numerator as two fractions with the same denominator