SOLUTION: Verify: Tan(squared)x-Tan(squared)y=Sec(Squared)x-Sec(squared)y

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Question 197493: Verify: Tan(squared)x-Tan(squared)y=Sec(Squared)x-Sec(squared)y
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Verify: Tan(squared)x-Tan(squared)y=Sec(Squared)x-Sec(squared)y
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tan^2(x)-sec^2(x) = tan^2(y) - sec^2(y)
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tan^2 + 1 = sec^2 of any angle --> tan^2 - sec^2 = -1
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tan^2(x)-sec^2(x) = tan^2(y) - sec^2(y)
-1 = -1

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