Identifying Identities
Around the Unit Circle
Trying Out Identities
Tricky Trig Equations
Sum and Difference
100

1/sin(x) = csc(x) is an example of this type of identity.

What is a reciprocal identity.

100
Sine, Cosine, and Tangent are positive in this quadrant.
What is Quadrant I?
100
"No, this is Patrick!"

Is this the Krusty Krab?

100

All solutions of 1 + 2cos x = 0.

What is (120° + n360°) degrees and (240° + n360°) degrees?

100

Sin(105°)

What is (√6 + √2)/4 ?

200

Using the ratio identity, tan(x) is equal to this ratio.

What is sin(x)/cos(x)?

200
Sin(30)
What is 1/2?
200

Simplify:

(cos2 x)/(1 - sinx)

What is 1 + sin x?

200

The exact solutions of cos2 x - cos x - 2 = 0 for 0 < x < 360.

What is x = 180° ?

200

cos(15°)

What is (√6 + √2)/4 ?

300

sin2(x) + cos2(x) = 1 is an example of this kind of identity.

What is a Pythagorean Identity?

300

The cosine of an angle is equal to √2/2 at these two angles.

What is Pi/4 and 7Pi/4? (45 and 315 degrees).

300

The expression (cos x)(sin x)/(tan x) written in terms of a single trigonometric expression.

What is cos2 x?

300

The solution for 1 - sin2 x = cos2 x

What is all real numbers?

300

Cos(95°)Cos(55°)-Sin(95°)Sin(55°)

What is -√3/2 ?

400

sin(x + y) = sin(x)cos(y) + cos(x)sin(y) is this type of identity.

What is a sum and difference identity?

400
Sin of these angles are equal to zero.
What are 0 and 180?
400

Verify the Trig Identity:

(sinx + cosx)2 + (sinx - cosx)2 = 2

(sinx + cosx)2 + (sinx - cosx)2

sin2x + 2cosxsinx + cos2x + sin2x - 2cosxsinx + cos2

2sin2x + 2cos2x

2(sin2x + cos2x)

2(1)

2

400

1 + tan2 x + sec x = 0 solved for 0 < x < 360 degrees.

What is x = 180° ?

400

tan(255°)

What is 2 + √3 ?

500

sin (2x) = 2sinxcosx is an example of this type of identity.

What is a double angle identity?

500

On the unit circle, you can find tangent this way.

What is divide y by x?

500

(1 - tan2x)/(1 + tan2x) = 1-2sin2x

(1 - tan2x)/(1 + tan2x) = 

(1 - tan2x)/(sec2x) = 

(1 / sec2x) - (tan2x/sec2x) = 

cos2x - sin2x = 

(1 - sin2x) - sin2x = 

1 - 2sin2x

500

The exact solutions for cos2 x + 2cos x = -2 when 0 < x < 360 degrees.

What is no solution?

500

cos 𝛼 = 8/17 and tan 𝛽 = 5/12 , the cos (𝛼 + 𝛽) is equal to...

What is 21/221 ?