Simplifying Trig Identity

• -2sec(v)

• 2sec(v)

• cot²(v)

• sin(v)

• 2sec(v)

• -2sec(v)

• cot(v)

• cos²(v)

• sin(x) - cos(x)

• -cot(x) - sec(x)

• cot(x) - sec(x)

• -sin(x) - cos(x)

(sec²(γ))(1 - sin²(γ))

• -cos(γ)

• 1

• -1

• -sin(γ)

What could be our first strategy to simplify the left side? (a)  

• Rewrite into sines and cosines

• Combine fractions

• factor common factor

• multiply by the conjugate

• tan(x)

• cot(x)

• csc(x)

• sec(x)

• cos(x)

• sin(x)

What could be our first strategy to simplify the right side? (a)  

• Rewrite into sines and cosines

• Combine fractions

• factor common factor

• multiply by the conjugate

• Use a Pythagorean Identity

• tan(x)

• cot(x)

• csc(x)

• sec(x)

• cos(x)

• sin(x)

• sin

• cos

• sec

• csc

• tan

• cot

Simplify

• -1

• sin θ

• csc θ

• 1