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Proof of Identity

Subject Area
Math: Algebra II: Trigonometric Functions
Level
9-12
Activity Time
60 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire Version
3.0
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS

Proof of Identity

Activity Overview

Students use graphs to verify the reciprocal identities. They then use the handheld's manual graph manipulation feature to discover the negative angle, cofunction, and Pythagorean trigonometric identities. Geometric proofs of these identities are given as well.

Subject Area
Math: Algebra II: Trigonometric Functions
Level
9-12
Activity Time
60 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire Version
3.0
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS
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