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What is the fundamental Pythagorean identity?

cos2θ+sin2θ=1\cos^2\theta + \sin^2\theta = 1

Which identity relates tangent and secant?

1+tan2θ=sec2θ1 + \tan^2\theta = \sec^2\theta

What is the third Pythagorean identity?

1+cot2θ=cosec2θ1 + \cot^2\theta = \cosec^2\theta

How is the second Pythagorean identity derived from the first?

Divide by cos2θ\cos^2\theta

When are tanθ\tan \theta and secθ\sec \theta undefined?

When cosθ=0\cos \theta = 0

On the unit circle, what does cosθ\cos \theta represent?

The x-coordinate

Which side should you start with when proving an identity?

The more complicated side

What is the reciprocal identity for secθ\sec \theta?

secθ=1cosθ\sec \theta = \frac{1}{\cos \theta}

Simplify 1cos2θ\frac{1}{\cos^2\theta} using Pythagorean identities.

sec2θ\sec^2\theta

When are cotθ\cot \theta and cosecθ\cosec \theta undefined?

When sinθ=0\sin \theta = 0

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