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TRIGONOMETRY
THE DOUBLE ANGLE IDENTITIES

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Question 1
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

a) sec θ cosec θ ≡ 2 cosec 2θ

b) tan θ + cot θ ≡ 2 cosec 2θ

1 − cos 2 x
c) ≡ tan x
sin 2 x

cos 2θ
d) ≡ cos θ + sin θ
cos θ − sin θ

cos 2 x sin 2 x
e) + ≡ cosec x
sin x cos x

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Question 2
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

a) cot 2 x + cosec 2 x ≡ cot x

b) cos 2 x + tan x sin 2 x ≡ 1

sin x 1
c) ≡ cot x
1 − cos x 2

2 tan θ
d) sin 2θ ≡
1 + tan 2 θ

1 1
e) − ≡ 2 sin θ sec 2θ
cos θ − sin θ cos θ + sin θ

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Question 3
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

tan 2θ − sin 2θ
a) ≡ 2sin 2 θ
tan 2θ

sec2 θ
b) ≡ sec 2θ
1 − tan 2 θ

1 − tan 2 θ
c) cos 2θ ≡
1 + tan 2 θ

d) 2 + 2cos 2θ ≡ 2 cos θ

e) tan 2θ sec θ ≡ 2sin θ sec 2θ

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Question 4
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

1 + tan 2 x
a) ≡ sec 2 x
1 − tan 2 x

b) cot x − tan x ≡ 2 cot 2 x

c) cosec2θ − cot 2θ ≡ tan θ

d) ( 3sin θ + 5cosθ )2 ≡ 17 + 8cos 2θ + 15sin 2θ

e) 2 cot 2θ + tan θ ≡ cot θ

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Question 5
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

2 tan x x
a) ≡ sec 2  
tan x + sin x 2

cot 2 x − 1
b) cot 2 x ≡
2 cot x

1
c) cosec θ − cot θ ≡ tan θ
2

2 tan x 2
d) 2 − 2 tan x − ≡ (1 − tan x )
tan 2 x

sin 2 x + sin x
e) ≡ tan x
cos 2 x + cos x + 1

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Question 6
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

2 tan 2 x
a) ≡ cosec 2 x
tan 2 x − sin 2 x

sec 2 x − 1
b) ≡ tan 2 x
sec 2 x + 1

c) tan A (1 + sec 2 A ) ≡ tan 2 A

cos 2 x − cos x + 1
d) ≡ cot x
sin 2 x − sin x

1 + cos x 1
e) ≡ cot 2 x
1 − cos x 2

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Question 7
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

a) 4cosec2 2θ − cosec2θ ≡ sec2θ

tan 2θ + sin 2θ
b) ≡ 2cos 2 θ
tan 2θ

c) ( cos x + sin x )( cosec x − sec x ) ≡ 2 cot 2 x

2sec2 θ − cos 2θ − 1
d) ≡ tan θ
2 tan θ + sin 2θ

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Question 8
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

a) 4cosec2 2θ − sec2θ ≡ cosec2 θ

1
b) 2 cos 4 θ + sin 2 2θ − 1 ≡ cos 2θ
2

cos 2 x
c) ≡ cos x − sin x
1 + sin 2 x

2 − 2 cos x x
d) ≡ sec
sin x 2

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Question 9
Prove the validity of each of the following trigonometric identities.

1 
a) 8cos 4  θ  ≡ cos 2θ + 4cos θ + 3
2 

b) 1 + sin 2θ ≡ sin θ + cos θ

1
c) sin 4 θ + cos 4 θ ≡
2
(
2 − sin 2 2θ )

1
d) sin 4 θ + cos 4 θ ≡ ( 3 + cos 4θ )
4

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Question 10
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) sin 2θ = tan θ , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 180°

b) 2 sin 2 x = cos x , 0 ≤ x < 180°

c) sin 2 y + sin y = 0 , 0 ≤ y < 360°

d) 4sin ϕ cos ϕ = 1 , 0 ≤ϕ <π

θ = 0°, 45°, 135°, 180° , x = 90°, x ≈14.5°, 165.5° , y = 0°, 120°, 180°, 240° ,
π 5π
ϕ= ,
12 12

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Question 11
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) 2sin 2θ = cot θ , 0 ≤θ ≤π

b) 3sin 2 x = 2cos x , 0 ≤ x < 180°

c) sin 4 y = sin 2 y , 0 ≤ y < 180°

d) sin ϕ + 1 sec ϕ = 0 , 0 ≤ϕ <π

π π 5π 7π 11π
θ= , , , x = 90°, x ≈ 19.5°, 160.5° , y = 0°, 30°, 90°, 150° , ϕ = ,
6 2 6 12 12

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Question 12
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) cos θ − sin 2θ = 0 , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 360°

sin x cos x
b) + = 4, 0 ≤ x < 360°
cos x sin x

c) 2 cos y = 2 tan y sin y + sec y , 0 ≤ y < 2π

d) 2 cos ϕ + cosec ϕ = 0 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 2π

π 5π 7π 11π
θ = 30°, 90°, 150°, 270° , x = 15°, 75°, 195°, 255° , y = ,
, , ,
6 6 6 6
3π 7π
ϕ= ,
4 4

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Question 13
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) 2 cos 2θ = 1 + cos θ , 0 ≤ θ < 360°

b) cos 2 x + 3sin x = 2 , 0 ≤ x < 360°

c) cos 2 y + sin y = 0 , 0 ≤ y < 360°

d) 2 (1 − cos 2ϕ ) = tan ϕ , 0 ≤ ϕ < 180°

θ = 0°, θ ≈ 138.6°, 221.4° , x = 30°, 90°, 150° , y = 90°, 210°, 330° ,

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Question 14
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) cos 2θ − 7sin θ − 4 = 0 , 0 ≤ θ < 360°

b) 3cos 2 x = sin x + 2 , 0 ≤ x < 360°

c) 3cos 2 y = 7 cos y , 0 ≤ y < 360°

d) cos 2ϕ = sin ϕ , 0 ≤ ϕ < 360°

θ = 210°, 330° , x ≈ 19.5°, 160.5° x = 210°, 330° , y ≈ 109.5°, 250.5° ,

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Question 15
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) 3cos 2θ − 5sin θ = 4 , 0 ≤ θ < 360°

b) 3cos 2 x = 1 − sin x , 0 ≤ x < 360°

c) cos 2 y − 7 cos y + 4 = 0 , 0 ≤ y < 360°

d) cos 2ϕ + 6cos ϕ + 5 = 0 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 360°

θ = 210°, 330° θ ≈ 199.5°, 340.5° , x ≈ 41.8°, 138.2° x = 210°, 330° ,

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Question 16
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) cos 2θ = 7 cos θ + 3 , 0 ≤ θ < 360°

b) 2 cos 2 x = 4 cos x − 3 , 0 ≤ x < 360°

c) 6 cos 2 y + 5cos y + 3 = 0 , 0 ≤ y < 360°

d) 5cos 2ϕ + 22sin ϕ = 9 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 360°

θ = 120°, 240° , x = 60°, 300° , y ≈ 70.5°, 138.6°, 221.4°, 289.5° , ϕ ≈ 11.5°, 168.5°

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Question 17
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) cos 2θ + 9sin θ + 4 = 0 , 0 ≤ θ < 360°

b) 3cos 2 x = 9 − 14 cos x , 0 ≤ x < 360°

c) 2 cos 2 y + 7 cos y = 0 , 0 ≤ y < 360°

d) 2 cos 2ϕ = 1 − 2sin ϕ , 0 ≤ ϕ < 360°

θ = 210°, 330° , x ≈ 48.2°, 311.8° , y ≈ 75.5°, 284.5° , ϕ = 54°, 126°, 198°, 342°

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Question 18
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) cos 2θ = 1 + sin θ , 0 ≤ θ < 360°

b) cos 2 x + 3cos x = 1 , 0 ≤ x < 2π

c) 3cos 2 y = 1 − sin y , 0 ≤ y < 360°

1 
d) 2 cos ϕ + 1 = sin  ϕ  , 0 ≤ ϕ < 360°
2 

π 5π
θ = 0°, 180°, 210°, 330° , x = ,, y ≈ 41.8°, 138.2° y = 210°, 330° ,
3 3
ϕ = 97.2°, 262.8°

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Question 19
Solve each of the following trigonometric equations.

a) tan θ (1 + cos 2θ ) = 2sin 2 2θ , 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90°

b) 4 tan 2ϕ + 3cot ϕ sec 2 ϕ = 0 , 0 ≤ ϕ < 2π (hard)

π 2π 4π 5π
θ = 0°, 15°, 75°, 90° , ϕ = , , ,
3 3 3 3

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Question 20
Show clearly that each of the following trigonometric equations has no real roots, regardless of
the solution interval.

a) cos 2θ = 23 + 14 cos θ

b) cos 2 x + cos x + 2 = 0

proof

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