Trigonometric Identities Worksheet

Given: sin θ cosθ

tanθ = cot θ =
Fundamental cosθ sin θ
Identities 1 1 1
cscθ = secθ = cot θ =
sin θ cosθ tan θ
sin θ + cos 2 θ = 1
2
tan θ + 1 = sec 2 θ
2
1 + cot θ = csc 2 θ
2

Establish (or verify) the following identities.

1 – tan θ cot θ – 1 cos2 x

1. = 2. = 1 – sin x
1 + tan θ cot θ + 1 1 + sin x

sin θ 1 + cos θ
3. tan θ sin θ = sec θ – cos θ 4. + = 2 csc θ
1 + cos θ sin θ

4 π 1 3π
5. If tan α = – , < α < π and cos β = – , π<β < , find the exact value of:
3 2 2 2

(a) sin (α + β ) (b) tan (α + β )

6. Use the given angle sum and difference identities to verify the following identities:

cos (A + B) = cos A cos B – sin A sin B and

cos (A – B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B

⎛π ⎞
(a) cos ⎜ – θ ⎟ = sin θ (b) cos ( π + θ ) = –cos θ
⎝2 ⎠

7. Use the angle sum identity sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B and
sin (A – B) = sin A cos B – cos A sin B to verify the following identities:

⎛π ⎞
(a) sin ⎜ – θ ⎟ = cos θ (b) sin ( π – θ ) = sin θ
⎝2 ⎠

8. Use one of the Half-Angle formulas to find the exact value of

⎛π⎞
(a) cos 15° (b) tan ⎜ ⎟
⎝ 12 ⎠

4 π
9. If cos θ = and 0 < θ < , find the exact value of
5 2

(a) sin ( 2θ ) (b) cos ( 2θ ) (c) the quadrant in

which 2θ lies