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(secx-tanx)(secx+tanx)=1 simplify

User Divega
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Explanation:

(secx-tanx)(secx+tanx)

=sec^2-tan^2

=1

User Abhishek Arora
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Answer:

Explanation:

LHS = (sec x - tan x)(Sec x - tan x)

= sec² x - tan²x {(a +b)(a-b) = a² - b²}


= (1)/(Cos^(2) \ x)-(Sin^(2) \ x)/(Cos^(2) \ x)\\\\\\= (1-Sin^(2) \ x)/(Cos^(2) \ x)\\\\= (Cos^(2) \ x)/(Cos^(2) \x)\\\\= 1

Hence proved.

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