MTH 131 Quiz: inverse trigs and trig identities

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Instead of writing (cos x)n or (tan x)n, we simply write cosn x or tann x. So, for instance, we write cos2 x for (cos x)2 and tan2 x for (tan x)2. Likewise, sin2 x is the same thing as (sin x)2 and so on. Here are some formulas that are often useful in proving other trig identities. sin2 x + cos2 x = 1. = 1 2 sin2 x (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) We have already explained why (1) is true. To verify that (2) is true, just note that. 1 + tan2 x = 1 + sin2 x cos2 x cos2 x + sin2 x cos2 x. Formulae (3) and (4) can be proved but we will omit the proofs. By replacing y in formula (3) by y and the fact that cos( y) = cos y and sin( y) = sin y, we obtain formula (5).

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