SOLUTION: Show that the following is not an identity by finding a value of x for which the equation is not true; tan x = sqrt sec^2 x - 1

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Question 1053393: Show that the following is not an identity by finding a value of x for which the equation is not true;
tan x = sqrt sec^2 x - 1

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Show that the following is not an identity by finding a value of x for which the equation is not true;
tan x = sqrt sec^2 x - 1
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If you mean
tan x = sqrt(sec^2 x - 1)
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x = 10 degs