5.3 Sum and
Difference Identities for Cosine
Common ERROR!!
and similarly for sum and sum or difference with sine!!
Cosine of a Sum or Difference
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Fraction review:!!
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Common
Sums and Differences
Note:
Find values of sums and
differences of multiples of 30/45/60
etc.
Example
1
Find the
exact value of each expression:
a)
b)
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Co function Identities

Similar
identities exist for ![]()
Example
Find and
angle θ that satisfies each of the following:
a)
b)
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Using Formulas to find a function of
a Single Variable
Example
Write
as a trigonometric
function of θ alone.
Finding
cosine of a sum given information about the addends
Example
Suppose
that
and both s and t are in quadrant IV.
Find
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