SOLUTION: Rewrite trig function as an expression in terms of cos. sec^2 sin^2

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Question 917980: Rewrite trig function as an expression in terms of cos.
sec^2 sin^2

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Properties:
secx = 1/cosx
sinx^2 = 1- cosx^2
Problem:
secx^2 sinx^2
[1/cosx]^2 [1-cosx^2]
1/cosx^2 - cosx^2/cosx^2
1/cos^2 -1

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