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SUM AND DIFFERENCE

IDENTITIES

Lesson 1: Sum and Difference of sine, cosine, and tangent


Lesson 2: Cofunction Identities
Sum and Difference Cosine Identity
✓cos (A + B) = cos A cos B – sin A sin B

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


Example 1:

Find the exact


values of cos 105°
𝜋
and cos .
12
Solution:
cos 105° = cos 60° + 45°
= cos60° cos45° – sin60° sin45 °
1 2 3 2
= −
2 2 2 2
2− 6
=
4
Solution:
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
cos = cos −
12 4 6
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
= cos cos + sin sin
4 6 4 6
2 3 2 1
= +
2 2 2 2
6+ 2
=
4
Example 2:

3 12
Given cos𝛼 = 𝑎𝑛𝑑 sin 𝛽 = ,
5 13
where 𝛼 lies in Q4 and 𝛽 in Q1, find
cos(𝛼+ 𝛽).
Solution:
sin 𝛼 = − 1 − 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝛼
3 2 4
=- 1− =−
5 5
cos β = 1 2
− 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽
12 2 5
= 1− =
13 13
Solution:
cos(𝛼 + 𝛽) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
3 5 4 12
= ∙ − −
5 13 5 13
63
=
65
Practice:

4 3
Given cos𝛼 = − 𝑎𝑛𝑑 sin 𝛽 = ,
5 13
where 𝛼 lies in Q3 and 𝛽 in Q2, find
cos(𝛼 − 𝛽).
Solution:
sin 𝛼 = − 1 − 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝛼
4 2 3
=- 1− − =−
5 5
cos β = − 1 − 2
𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛽
3 2 4 10
=− 1− = −
13 13
Solution:
cos(𝛼 − 𝛽) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛼𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽
4 4 10 3 3
= − ∙ − + −
5 13 5 13
−9+16 10
=
65
Cofunction Identities
𝜋
✓cos −𝛽 = sin 𝛽
2
𝜋
✓sin −𝛽 = cos 𝛽
2
𝜋
✓tan −𝛽 = cot 𝛽
2
Sum and Difference Sine Identity
✓sin (A + B) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B

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


Example 1:

Find the exact


5𝜋
value of sin .
12
Solution:
5𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
sin = sin +
12 4 6
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
= sin cos + cos sin
4 6 4 6
2 3 2 1
= ∙ + ∙
2 2 2 2
6+ 2
=
4
Example 2:
3 1
If sin 𝛼 = and sin 𝛽 = ,
13 𝜋 𝜋 2
where 0 < 𝛼 < and < 𝛽< 𝜋.
2 2
Find sin(𝛼 + 𝛽) and sin (𝛽 − 𝛼).
Solution:
3 2 𝟒 𝟏𝟎
cos𝛼 = 1− 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 1− =
13 𝟏𝟑

1 2 𝟑
cosβ = − 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 = 1− =−
2 𝟐

sin (𝛼 + 𝛽) = sin 𝛼 cos 𝛽 + cos 𝛼 sin 𝛽


3 3 4 10 1 4 10−3 3
= − + =
13 2 13 2 26
sin (𝛽 – 𝛼) = sin 𝛽cos 𝛼 – cos 𝛽 sin 𝛼
1 4 10 3 3 4 10+3 3
= − − =
2 13 2 13 26
Practice:
4 1
If sin 𝛼 = − and sin 𝛽 = − ,
5 4
3𝜋 3𝜋
where 𝜋 <𝛼 < and < 𝛽< 2𝜋.
2 2
Find sin(𝛼 + 𝛽) and sin (𝛽 − 𝛼).
Solution: 4 2 𝟑
cos𝛼 = − 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 1− − = −
5 𝟓

1 2 𝟏𝟓
cosβ = 1− 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 = 1− − =
4 𝟒

sin (𝛼 + 𝛽) = sin 𝛼 cos 𝛽 + cos 𝛼 sin 𝛽


4 𝟏𝟓 𝟑 𝟏 3−4 15
=− + − − =
5 𝟒 𝟓 𝟒 20
sin (𝛽 – 𝛼) = sin 𝛽cos 𝛼 – cos 𝛽 sin 𝛼
𝟏 𝟑 𝟏𝟓 𝟒 3+4 15
= − − − − =
𝟒 𝟓 𝟒 𝟓 20
Sum and Difference of Tangent Identity
tan 𝐴+tan 𝐵
✓tan (A + B) =
1 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵

tan 𝐴−tan 𝐵
✓tan (A – B) =
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵
Example 1:

3
Given tan 𝛼 = − and tan 𝛽 =
5
7
. Find tan(𝛼+ 𝛽) and tan(𝛼 − 𝛽) .
24
Solution:
tan 𝛼+tan 𝛽
tan (𝛼 + 𝛽) =
1 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
3 7
− +
= 5
3
24
7
1 −[ − ]
5 24
𝟑𝟕
=-
𝟏𝟒𝟏
Solution:
tan 𝛼−tan 𝛽
tan (𝛼 – 𝛽) =
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽
3 7
− −
= 5 24
3 7
1+[ − ]
5 24
𝟏𝟎𝟕
=-
𝟗𝟗

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