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Simplify cos theta/sec theta - tan theta

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Answer:

b) sin theta

Explanation:

User Singing
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I got: cos²θ - sinθ

Does this seem familiar?

Work:

cosθ/secθ - tanθ

cosθ/1/cosθ - sinθ/cosθ

cos
θ/1 * cosθ/1 - sinθ/cosθ

cos²θ/1 - sinθ/cosθ

cos
³θ-sinθ/cosθ

cos
²θ-sinθ
User Vijay Jagdale
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