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Rewrite as an expression that does not involve a fraction.

Rewrite as an expression that does not involve a fraction.-example-1
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The pythagorean formula tells us that


\sin ^2x+\cos ^2x=1

Then,


\sin ^2x=1-\cos ^2x

Replacing this in the numerator, we obtain


(\sin ^2x)/(1-\cos ^2x)=(1-\cos ^2x)/(1-\cos ^2x)=1

Then, the expression is equal to 1.

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