Table of contents
- 0. Review of College Algebra4h 45m
- 1. Measuring Angles40m
- 2. Trigonometric Functions on Right Triangles2h 5m
- 3. Unit Circle1h 19m
- 4. Graphing Trigonometric Functions1h 19m
- 5. Inverse Trigonometric Functions and Basic Trigonometric Equations1h 41m
- 6. Trigonometric Identities and More Equations2h 34m
- 7. Non-Right Triangles1h 38m
- 8. Vectors2h 25m
- 9. Polar Equations2h 5m
- 10. Parametric Equations1h 6m
- 11. Graphing Complex Numbers1h 7m
6. Trigonometric Identities and More Equations
Sum and Difference Identities
Problem 17
Textbook Question
Use one or more of the six sum and difference identities to solve Exercises 13–54. In Exercises 13–24, find the exact value of each expression. cos(135° + 30°)
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Identify the sum identity for cosine, which is: \(\cos(A + B) = \cos A \cos B - \sin A \sin B\).
Assign the given angles to the variables: let \(A = 135^\circ\) and \(B = 30^\circ\).
Substitute the values into the sum identity formula: \(\cos(135^\circ + 30^\circ) = \cos 135^\circ \cos 30^\circ - \sin 135^\circ \sin 30^\circ\).
Recall or find the exact values of the trigonometric functions for these special angles: \(\cos 135^\circ\), \(\cos 30^\circ\), \(\sin 135^\circ\), and \(\sin 30^\circ\).
Plug these exact values into the expression and simplify step-by-step to find the exact value of \(\cos(165^\circ)\).
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Key Concepts
Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.
Sum and Difference Identities
These identities express the sine, cosine, or tangent of a sum or difference of two angles in terms of the sines and cosines of the individual angles. For cosine, the sum identity is cos(A + B) = cos A cos B - sin A sin B, which allows exact evaluation of angles not commonly found on the unit circle.
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Exact Values of Trigonometric Functions for Special Angles
Certain angles like 30°, 45°, 60°, and their multiples have known exact sine and cosine values involving square roots. Knowing these values is essential to compute expressions like cos(135° + 30°) exactly without a calculator.
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Angle Addition in Degrees
Understanding how to add angles measured in degrees and apply trigonometric identities correctly is crucial. Here, 135° + 30° equals 165°, and using the sum identity requires substituting the correct angle measures and their trigonometric values.
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Textbook Question
In Exercises 5–8, each expression is the right side of the formula for cos (α - β) with particular values for α and β. b. Write the expression as the cosine of an angle.cos 50° cos 20° + sin 50° sin 20°
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