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Simplify the expression

Simplify the expression-example-1

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Answer:

-1

Explanation:

Use the Pythagorean Identity:

1 + tan^2(x)= sec^2(x)

Rearrange it. Substitute. Simplify.See image. It's been done two ways on the image. You don't need both. But they both use the process above. See image.

Simplify the expression-example-1
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