zuai-logo
  • Home

  • Mock Exam

  • Cliffs

  • Study Set

  • Talk to ZuAI

  • Request a Feature

zuai-logo
  1. AP Pre Calculus
FlashcardFlashcard
Study GuideStudy GuideQuestion BankQuestion Bank

How do you simplify an expression like 2\sin^2(x) + 2\cos^2(x) - 1?

  1. Factor out the 2: 2(\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x)) - 1. 2. Apply the Pythagorean identity: 2(1) - 1. 3. Simplify: 2 - 1 = 1.
Flip to see [answer/question]
Flip to see [answer/question]
Revise later
SpaceTo flip
If confident

All Flashcards

How do you simplify an expression like $2\sin^2(x) + 2\cos^2(x) - 1$?
1. Factor out the 2: $2(\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x)) - 1$. 2. Apply the Pythagorean identity: $2(1) - 1$. 3. Simplify: $2 - 1 = 1$.
How do you find $\sin(75)$ using sum identities?
Express 75 as 45 + 30. Use the sine sum identity: $\sin(45 + 30) = \sin(45)\cos(30) + \cos(45)\sin(30)$. Evaluate.
How to solve for $\cos(x)$ given $\sin(x) = \frac{3}{5}$ and $x$ is in the first quadrant?
1. Use the Pythagorean identity: $\cos^2(x) = 1 - \sin^2(x)$. 2. Substitute: $\cos^2(x) = 1 - (\frac{3}{5})^2 = \frac{16}{25}$. 3. Solve for $\cos(x)$: $\cos(x) = \frac{4}{5}$ (positive since x is in the first quadrant).
How to find $\sin(2x)$ if $\sin(x) = 0.6$ and $\cos(x) = 0.8$?
1. Use the double-angle identity: $\sin(2x) = 2\sin(x)\cos(x)$. 2. Substitute: $\sin(2x) = 2(0.6)(0.8)$. 3. Calculate: $\sin(2x) = 0.96$.
How to simplify $\cos(a + b) - \cos(a - b)$?
1. Expand using sum and difference identities: $[cos(a)\cos(b) - \sin(a)\sin(b)] - [cos(a)\cos(b) + \sin(a)\sin(b)]$. 2. Simplify: $-2\sin(a)\sin(b)$.
What is the Pythagorean identity relating tangent and secant?
$1 + \tan^2(x) = \sec^2(x)$
What is the Pythagorean identity relating cotangent and cosecant?
$1 + \cot^2(x) = \csc^2(x)$
What is the sine sum identity?
$\sin(a + b) = \sin(a)\cos(b) + \cos(a)\sin(b)$
What is the cosine sum identity?
$\cos(a + b) = \cos(a)\cos(b) - \sin(a)\sin(b)$
What is the sine difference identity?
$\sin(a - b) = \sin(a)\cos(b) - \cos(a)\sin(b)$
What is the cosine difference identity?
$\cos(a - b) = \cos(a)\cos(b) + \sin(a)\sin(b)$
What is the sine double-angle identity?
$\sin(2a) = 2\sin(a)\cos(a)$
What is the cosine double-angle identity (first form)?
$\cos(2a) = \cos^2(a) - \sin^2(a)$
What is the cosine double-angle identity (second form)?
$\cos(2a) = 1 - 2\sin^2(a)$
What is the cosine double-angle identity (third form)?
$\cos(2a) = 2\cos^2(a) - 1$
Define the Pythagorean Identity.
The fundamental trigonometric identity: $\sin^2(x) + \cos^2(x) = 1$.
Define tangent in terms of sine and cosine.
$\tan(x) = \frac{\sin(x)}{\cos(x)}$
Define secant in terms of cosine.
$\sec(x) = \frac{1}{\cos(x)}$
Define cotangent in terms of sine and cosine.
$\cot(x) = \frac{\cos(x)}{\sin(x)}$
Define cosecant in terms of sine.
$\csc(x) = \frac{1}{\sin(x)}$