Lesson: Simplifying Trigonometric Expressions Using Trigonometric Identities Mathematics

Students will be able to

• identify whether an equation represents an identity,
• recall and use the Pythagorean identities to simplify expressions,
• use combinations of trigonometric identities, including cofunction identities, shift identities, and Pythagorean identities, to simplify expressions, including reciprocal trigonometric functions,
• use the trigonometric identities to simplify rational trigonometric expressions.