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Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics

10.4, 10.6Identities and proofs

Identities and proofs in Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 10.4Use the Pythagorean identities in sin and cos, sec and tan, and cosec and cot.
  2. 10.6Prove trigonometric relationships involving the six functions.

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  • Trigonometric identities and proofs

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Identities and proofs: sample question

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Simplify cos⁡θtan⁡θ\cos\theta\tan\theta.

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