document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180759>Question 1180759</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please I need help!! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does this verify as an identity???? How would you solve this??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sec^4 x tan^2 x = (tan^2x + tan^4 x) sec^2 x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #810534 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=810534\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> first determine if the identify is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i used a calculator with a randomly selected value for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the calculator confirmed that the equation is true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's my worksheet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 1 puts the original equation in the worksheet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 2 provides the results of dividing both sides of the equation by sec^2(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 3 factors the right side of the eqution by tan^2(x) to make the right side equal to tan^2(x) * (1 + tan^2(x)).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 4 provide the result of dividing both sides of the eqution by tan^2(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 5 provides the results of converting sec^2(x) to 1/cos^(x) and tan^2(x) to sin^2(x) / cos^2(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 6 provides the results of multiplying both sides of the equation by cos^2(x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 7 provides the results of simplifying step 6 by performing the multiplication indicated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 8 provides the results of simplifying step 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "step 9 completes the identity process because sin^2(x) + cos^2(x) = 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a reference on basic trig identities is shown below.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you can see that the equation in step 4 is one of those basic identities.\r<BR>\n" );
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