SOLUTION: secx/cosx - tanx/cotx= 1.........Prove

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Question 1060206: secx/cosx - tanx/cotx= 1.........Prove
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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sec%28x%29%2Fcos%28x%29+-+tan%28x%29%2Fcot%28x%29=+1
sec%5E2%28x%29+-+tan%5E2%28x%29=+1
But you also know that,
sec%5E2%28x%29=1%2Btan%5E2%28x%29
Substituting,
1%2Btan%5E2%28x%29-tan%5E2%28x%29=1
1=1
True