SOLUTION: When you verify a trigonometric identity, what step should NOT be taken? A.) Simplifying the most complicated side of the identity 1st. B.) Set the identity = to {{{ 0 }}} the

Question 1063129: When you verify a trigonometric identity, what step should NOT be taken?
A.) Simplifying the most complicated side of the identity 1st.
B.) Set the identity = to then solve for the variable.
C.) See if you can factor an expression, square a binomial, add fractions, or make a one-term denominator.
Thanks.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An identity states that two members mean the same thing. This is not the same thing as solving an equation for some unknown variable. Choice B does not belong in the identity verification process.
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