Mathematics A-Level
Derivation and manipulation of identities
What Derivation and manipulation of identities means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Derivation and manipulation of identities
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Understanding how the identities are derived and using them to simplify expressions, prove other identities and solve trigonometric equations.
Topics that use Derivation and manipulation of identities
- E: Trigonometry (AQA A-Level)
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- Algebraic manipulation
- Amplitude
- Asymptote
- Domain and range restrictions for functions
- exact trigonometric values
- Graphical behaviour including asymptotes and ranges
- harmonic form
- Harmonic form (R cos(θ ± α) or R sin(θ ± α))
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