What Are Trigonometry Identities?

An identity is an equation that is true for all of the possible values of its variables. Trig identities are important, they involve the sums or differences of angles.

What Are the Trigonometric Identities?

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Acute Angles Are Less Than 90 Degrees

By Deb Russell

The identities in the attached image can be used to determine that other trigonometric equations are also identities. To do so, you will need to use your algebraic background to show that the expression on one side of the equals sign can be changed into the expression on the other side of the equals sign.

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