document.write( "Question 150253: Will someone please help me, I'm so confused!
\n" ); document.write( "If we extablish an identity, (in simplest terms) 4 sec^2 A - 7 tan^2 A would equal what?
\n" ); document.write( "1. (4 cos^2 A - 3 sin^2 A)/(cos^2 A)
\n" ); document.write( "2. 4 - 3 tan^2 A
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\n" ); document.write( "4. (7 - 3 cos^2 A)/(cos^2 A)
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you so much for your time and help, Natalie!
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Algebra.Com's Answer #110253 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Remember your trig definitions,
\n" ); document.write( "\"sec%28A%29=1%2Fcos%28A%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"tan%28A%29=sin%28A%29%2Fcos%28A%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Asec%5E2%28A%29-7%2Atan%5E2%28A%29=4%2Fcos%5E2%28A%29-7%2Asin%5E2%28A%29%2Fcos%5E2%28A%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28A%29%2Bcos%5E2%28A%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2Asin%5E2%28A%29%2B7%2Acos%5E2%28A%29=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7%2Asin%5E2%28A%29=7-7%2Acos%5E2%28A%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Asec%5E2%28A%29-7%2Atan%5E2%28A%29=%281%2Fcos%5E2%28A%29%29%284-7%2Asin%5E2%28A%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Asec%5E2%28A%29-78tan%5E2%28A%29=%281%2Fcos%5E2%28A%29%29%287%2Acos%5E2%28A%29-3%29%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28A%29%2Bcos%5E2%28A%29=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2Asin%5E2%28A%29%2B3%2Acos%5E2%28A%29=3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Asec%5E2%28A%29-7%2Atan%5E2%28A%29=%281%2Fcos%5E2%28A%29%29%287%2Acos%5E2%28A%29-3%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "This matches answer 1.
\n" ); document.write( "But that's not really in simplest terms,
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\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Asec%5E2%28A%29-7%2Atan%5E2%28A%29=%284-%283%2Asin%5E2%28A%29%29%2Fcos%5E2%28A%29%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4%2Asec%5E2%28A%29-7%2Atan%5E2%28A%29=4-3%2Atan%5E2%28A%29\"
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