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(1-sin^2x)(1-tan^2x)

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1/sin^2x-1/tan^2x=
1/sin^2x-1/ (sin^2x/cos^2x)<<sin tan= sin/cos>>
= 1/sin^2x- cos^2x / sin^2x
= (1- cos^2x) / sin^2x <<combining into a single fraction>>
sin^2 x / sin^2x <<since 1- cos^2 x sin^2 x

=1
this simplifies to 1.
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