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Simplifying Trig. Expressions

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
tan2x
b)
-tan2x
c)
cot2x
d)
cos2x*sin2x
2.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
sinx
b)
cosx
c)
cotx
d)
tanx
3.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
1
b)
-tanx
c)
-1
d)
tanx
4.

Simplify the trig expression.

a)

tan2x

b)

2

c)

cot2x

d)

1

5.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
secx
b)
cotx
c)
sec2x
d)
tan2x
6.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
sinx
b)
cosx
c)
-sinx
d)
cotx
7.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
tanx
b)
-cosx
c)
sinx
d)
cosx
8.
Simplify the trig expression.
a)
1
b)
-1
c)
cotx
d)
cosx
9.
a)
sin²θ
b)
cosθ
c)
tanθ
d)
1- sin²θ
10.
a)
-1
b)
sin θ
c)
csc θ
d)
1
11.
a)
csc²θ
b)
sec²θ
c)
cscθ
d)
1
12.
a)
sinθ
b)
cot²θ
c)
tan²θ
d)
cos²θ
13.
a)
secθ
b)
cos²θ
c)
sin²θ
d)
sin²θ/cos²θ
14.
a)
1/cos x
b)
1
c)
cot x
d)
-1
15.
a)
sinθ
b)
cos²θ
c)
sin²θ
d)
1- sin²θ
16.
a)
cos²x
b)
sin²x
c)
cot²x
d)
tan²x
17.
a)
csc x
b)
sec x
c)
1/sec x
d)
cos x
18.
a)
csc x
b)
1/sec x
c)
1 + sec x
d)
sec x
19.
a)
sin x
b)
cos x
c)
tan x
d)
1
20.

sin⁡2x+cos⁡2x=\sin^2x+\cos^2x=  

a)

11  

b)

−1-1  

c)

tan⁡2x\tan^2x  

d)

cot⁡2x\cot^2x  

21.

Simplify sin⁡xsec⁡x\sin x\sec x  

a)

csc⁡x\csc x  

b)

tan⁡x\tan x  

c)

cot⁡x\cot x  

d)

cos⁡x\cos x  

22.

Simplify cos⁡2x(sec⁡2x−1)\cos^2x\left(\sec^2x-1\right)  

a)

sin⁡2x\sin^2x  

b)

cos⁡2x\cos^2x  

c)

tan⁡2x\tan^2x  

d)

csc⁡2x\csc^2x  

23.

What is csc(x) equivalent to?

a)

1sin⁡x\frac{1}{\sin x}

b)

1tan⁡x\frac{1}{\tan x}

c)

sin(x)

d)

1cos⁡x\frac{1}{\cos x}

24.
Please select the correct solution
a)
csc2 x
b)
cot2 x
c)
sin2 x
d)
sec2 x
25.
Simplify
a)
-1
b)
sin θ
c)
csc θ
d)
1
26.
Is this a pythagorean identity?
tan2x + 1 = secx
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.

cos(-u)

a)

cos(u)

b)

-cos(u)

c)

sin(u)

d)

-sec(u)

e)

sec(u)

28.
a)

csc(u)

b)

cos(u)

c)

tan(u)

d)

sin(u)

e)

cot(u)

29.
a)

sec(u)

b)

cos(u)

c)

csc(u)

d)

sin(u)

e)

cot(u)

30.

tan(-u)

a)

tan(u)

b)

-cot(u)

c)

sin(u)

d)

-tan(u)

e)

cot(u)

31.

Select all that are Pythagorean Identities.

a)

sin2(u) + cos2(u) = 1

b)

sin2(u) - cos2(u) = 1

c)

tan2(u) + 1 = sec2(u)

d)

cot2(u) + csc2(u) = 1

e)

cot2(u) + 1 = csc2(u)

32.

Expand and simplify cos⁡ (90o−x)\cos\ \left(90^o-x\right)  

a)

cos⁡ x\cos\ x  

b)

sin⁡ x\sin\ x  

c)

tan⁡ x\tan\ x  

d)

−cos⁡x-\cos x  

33.
Solve the following for tan2θ:
1 + tan2θ = sec2θ 
a)
tan2θ = sec2θ + 1
b)
tan2θ = sec2θ - 1
c)
tanθ = secθ - 1
d)
tan2θ = opp/adj
34.
What is the reciprocal function of sin θ ?
a)
sec θ
b)
cos θ
c)
tan θ
d)
csc θ
35.
What is the reciprocal function of csc θ ?
a)
sec θ
b)
cos θ
c)
tan θ
d)
sin θ
36.

sin⁡θcos⁡θ\frac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}  =?

a)
csc θ
b)
sec θ
c)
cot θ
d)
tan θ
37.
1 - cos2θ = ?
a)
sin2θ
b)
tan2θ
c)
csc2θ
d)
1
38.
cot(x)sin(x)
a)
cos(x)
b)
tan(x)
c)
sec(x)
d)
cos(x)tan(x)
39.

tan⁡xsec⁡x\frac{\tan x}{\sec x}  

a)
cos(x)
b)
does not simplify
c)
sin(x)
d)
tan(x)
40.

Simplify. cos⁡2xsin⁡2x\frac{\cos^2x}{\sin^2x}  

a)
tan2x
b)
cot2x
c)
sec2x
d)
csc2x