
ADVANCED EXERCISES - Trigonometric Identities and Solving Equations
(1) Solve for x, where 0
x
2
.
- |sin x| = 1/2
- 2x(sin x) = x
- 2cos2 x = 1 - cos x
(2) Simplify each expression to the form of one trigonometric function or a constant.
- (sec2
- 1) / (sec2
)
- 2 sin 3
cos 3
- (2cos2 x - 1)/sin 2x
(3) Write cos(3x) in terms of cos x.
(4) Simplify the following expressions for the given values of x and
.
-
, where x = tan
and 0 
<
/2
- x /
, where x = sin
and 0
<
/2
