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Algebra.Com's Answer #646706 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! sin^2x=1-cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "-sin^2x=cos^2x-1 \n" ); document.write( "(cosx-secx)/secx = -sin^2x \n" ); document.write( "rewrite left side as \n" ); document.write( "cosx/secx -1 \n" ); document.write( "but that is cos x/(1/cos x)=cos^2x \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the left side is cos^2x-1 which is -sin^2x \n" ); document.write( " |