Chp 8 Workbook
Chp 8 Workbook
Chp 8 Workbook
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NAME DATE PERIOD<br />
8-6<br />
Enrichment<br />
Identities<br />
An identity is an equation that is true for all values of the<br />
variable for which both sides are defined. One way to verify<br />
an identity is to use a right triangle and the definitions for<br />
trigonometric functions.<br />
A<br />
c<br />
b<br />
B<br />
a<br />
C<br />
Lesson 8-6<br />
Example 1<br />
(sin A) 2 + (cos A) 2 = ( −<br />
a c ) 2 + ( −<br />
b) c 2<br />
Verify that (sin A) 2 + (cos A) 2 = 1 is an identity.<br />
= a2 + b 2<br />
−<br />
c 2<br />
= −<br />
c2<br />
c = 1 2<br />
To check whether an equation may be an identity, you can test<br />
several values. However, since you cannot test all values, you<br />
cannot be certain that the equation is an identity.<br />
Example 2<br />
Test sin 2x = 2 sin x cos x to see if it could be an identity.<br />
Try x = 20. Use a calculator to evaluate each expression.<br />
sin 2x = sin 40 2 sin x cos x = 2 (sin 20)(cos 20)<br />
≈ 0.643 ≈ 2(0.342)(0.940)<br />
≈ 0.643<br />
Since the left and right sides seem equal, the equation may be an identity.<br />
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Exercises<br />
Use triangle ABC shown above. Verify that each equation is an identity.<br />
1. −<br />
cos A<br />
sin A = 1<br />
−<br />
tan A<br />
2. −<br />
tan B<br />
sin B = 1<br />
−<br />
cos B<br />
3. tan B cos B = sin B 4. 1 - (cos B) 2 = (sin B) 2<br />
Try several values for x to test whether each equation could be an identity.<br />
5. cos 2x = (cos x) 2 - (sin x) 2 6. cos (90 - x) = sin x<br />
Chapter 8 41 Glencoe Geometry