which side should you pick to verify the identity?

The video tutorial explains how to verify trigonometric identities by simplifying expressions. It emphasizes choosing the more complex side to simplify, using sine and cosine to rewrite expressions, and combining fractions with common denominators. The tutorial also covers using reciprocal identities to match expressions on both sides of an equation.

What is the first piece of advice given when verifying identities?

Why is it easier to simplify the more complicated side of an identity?

What should you do when you get stuck while verifying an identity?

How can tangent and cotangent be rewritten in terms of sine and cosine?

What is the significance of having a common denominator when combining fractions?

What does the Pythagorean identity state about sine squared and cosine squared?

How can you use reciprocal identities to rewrite sine and cosine?