1. IDENTITIES, EXPRESSIONS, AND EQUATIONS
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IDENTITIES, EXPRESSIONS, AND EQUATIONS
Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, th Edition, 2011, Connally

2. Deriving New Identities
Example 1 The Pythagorean identity, cos2 θ + sin2 θ = 1, can be rewritten in terms of other trigonometric functions. Provided cos θ ≠ 0, dividing through by cos2 θ gives The identity we derived is another version of the Pythagorean identity. It is usually written
1 + tan2 θ = sec2 θ.
Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, th Edition, 2011, Connally

3. Using Identities To Simplify Expressions
Example 3 Simplify the expression (2 cos t + 3 sin t) (3 cos t + 2 sin t) − 13 sin t cos t. Solution To make the calculations easier, let r = cos t and s = sin t. Our expression becomes (2r + 3s)(3r + 2s) − 13rs = 6r2 + 4rs + 9rs + 6s2 − 13rs multiply out = 6r2 + 6s2 + 13rs − 13rs regroup = 6 (r2 + s2) simplify and factor = 6 (cos2 t + sin2 t) r = cos t, s = sin t = 6. because cos2 t + sin2 t = 1 We see that this complicated expression equals 6.
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4. Using Identities to Evaluate Expressions
Example 3 Suppose that cos θ = 2/3 and 3π/2 ≤ θ ≤ 2π. Find sin θ and tan θ Solution Use the relationship cos2 θ + sin2 θ = 1 to find sin θ. Substitute cos θ = 2/3: (2/3)2 + sin2 θ = 1 4/9 + sin2 θ = 1 sin2 θ = 1 − 4/9 = 5/9 sin θ = Because θ is in the fourth quadrant, sin θ is negative, so sin θ = − . To find tan θ, use the relationship tan θ = sin θ / cos θ = (− )/(2/3) = −
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5. Using Identities to Solve Equations
Example 6 Solve 2 sin2 t = 3 − 3 cos t for 0 ≤ t ≤ π. Solution We can use the identity sin2 t = 1 − cos2 t to rewrite this equation entirely in terms of cos t: 2 sin2 t = 2(1 − cos2 t) = 2− 2cos2 t = 3 − 3 cos t 2 cos2 t − 3 cos t + 1 = 0. It can be helpful to abbreviate cos t = x, so x2 = (cos t)2 = cos2 t, giving: 2x2 − 3x + 1 = 0 (2x − 1)(x − 1) = 0 so x = ½ or x = 1. Since x = cos t, this means either cos t = ½ with solution t = π /3, or cos t = 1 with solution t = 0.
Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, th Edition, 2011, Connally

6. Double-Angle Formula for Sine
Thinking algebraically, we would like to find a formula for sin 2θ in terms of sin θ and cos θ. We derive our formula by using the figure. The lengths of OA and OC are 1; the length of AC is 2sin θ. Writing for the angle at A and applying the Law of Sines to triangle OAC gives (sin 2θ) / (2 sin θ) = sin α / 1
In triangle OAB, the length of side OB
is cos θ, and the hypotenuse is 1, so
sin α = Opposite / Hypotenuse = cos θ / 1 = cos θ
Thus, substituting cos θ for sin α, we have
(sin 2θ)/(2 sin θ) = cos θ A 1 α
sin θ θ B O θ
cos θ
sin θ 1 C
sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ
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7. Using Identities to Solve Equations
Example 7 Find all solutions to the equation sin 2t = 2 sin t on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π. Solution Using the double-angle formula sin 2t = 2 sin t cos t, we have 2 sin t cos t = 2 sin t 2 sin t cos t − 2 sin t = 0 2 sin t (cos t − 1) = 0 factoring out 2 sin t. Thus, 2 sin t = 0 or cos t = 1. Now, 2 sin t = 0 for t = 0, π, and 2 π, and cos t = 1 for t = 0 and 2 π. Thus there are three solutions to the original equation on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 2 π : t = 0, π, and 2 π.
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8. Using Identities to Solve Equations
Example 7 (continued) Find all solutions to the equation sin 2t = 2 sin t on the interval 0 ≤ t ≤ 2π. Solution The figure illustrates the solutions (t = 0, π, and 2 π) graphically as the points where the graphs of y = sin 2t and y = 2 sin t intersect.
y = 2 sin t
y = sin 2t
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9. Double-Angle Formulas for Cosine and Tangent
The double-angle formula for the cosine can be written in three forms:
cos 2θ = 1 − 2 sin2θ
cos 2θ = 2 cos2θ − 1
cos 2θ = cos2θ − sin2θ
tan 2θ = (2 tan θ) / (1 − tan2 θ)
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