To verify a trig function really means to like simplify an expression and make it equal to what they want you to verify it to. Verifying a trig function involves simplifying it to make it easier for you because then its either using reciprocal, ratio, and pythagorean identity which you should memorize and it can equal 1 or many other variations.
2.) What tips and tricks have you found helpful?
Tips and tricks to give you ummm.. good luck buddy your on your own JK :D. Tips that i can give you is that you should really memorize the Identities because most of the strategies and rules come from memorization. Also, is that make smart choices when you are using pythagorean,ratio, and reciprocal and the other ones as well. Another is that don't think so hard on the problem because you probably will get it wrong. Some tricks are that if you get stuck with one of them you should convert everything to cosine and sine because that's the easiest to work with and usually something cancels out as well.
3.) Explain your thought process and steps you take in verifying a trig identity. Do not use a specific example, but speak in general terms of what you would do no matter what they give you.
From what i have learn from doing all my PQ problems is that if you do the first step right then you might have the answer and if you dont that if fine you will know that you cant use that and you can go on doing different other options that might work. When i get a fraction i know right away that we can use conjugate to make the expression easier because you will use one of the identities and that would either go to another identity or it will cancel. The one thing that is really important is that dont think very hard about the problem because if you do it is most likely that you will get the answer wrong. so just relax take your time and you will be fine you will figure it out.
Well hope this helped for you, future Math Analysis Students :)
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