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CAIE A-Level Mathematics 1.5.4 Trig identities

Practise proving identities, simplifying trig expressions and rewriting equations using sin, cos, tan and Pythagorean identities.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Mathematics 9709
Level
AS

Exam points

  • prove identities by expanding brackets and replacing sin^2 x + cos^2 x with 1
  • rewrite equations using tan θ = sin θ/cos θ before forming a quadratic in sin θ or cos θ

1.5.4—Trig identities question 1

[Maximum number: 3]

Prove the identity sinθcosθ+sinθ+1cosθcosθsinθcosθ+sinθ112sin2θ\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta+\sin \theta}+\frac{1-\cos \theta}{\cos \theta-\sin \theta} \equiv \frac{\cos \theta+\sin \theta-1}{1-2 \sin ^{2} \theta}.

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