document.write( "Question 1206148: How do you simplify the following equation with trigonometry identities?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #843398 by math_tutor2020(3817)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"%28tan%28theta%29%29%2F%28sin%5E2%28theta%29%29\" Use the pythagorean trig identity\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"matrix%281%2C3%2Ctan%28theta%29%2C%22divide%22%2Csin%5E2%28theta%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"matrix%281%2C3%2Csin%28theta%29%2Fcos%28theta%29%2C%22divide%22%2Csin%5E2%28theta%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"%28sin%28theta%29%2Fcos%28theta%29%29%2A%281%2F%28sin%5E2%28theta%29%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"%281%2Fcos%28theta%29%29%2A%281%2Fsin%28theta%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"sec%28theta%29%2Acsc%28theta%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%28tan%28theta%29%29%2F%281+-+cos%5E2%28theta%29%29+=+sec%28theta%29%2Acsc%28theta%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Alternatively,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2Fcos%28theta%29%29%2A%281%2Fsin%28theta%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"1%2F%28cos%28theta%29%2Asin%28theta%29%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"1%2F%280.5sin%282theta%29%29%29\" Use a variation of sin(2theta) = 2*sin(theta)*cos(theta)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "= \"2csc%282theta%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So we could also say that
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28tan%28theta%29%29%2F%281+-+cos%5E2%28theta%29%29+=+2csc%282theta%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You can use a graphing calculator to verify each identity.
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