SOLUTION: Find tanx if secx = square root of 5

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Question 1174596: Find tanx if secx = square root of 5
Answer by amarjeeth123(575) About Me  (Show Source):
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We have sec^2x=1+tan^2x
secx = square root of 5
Plugging in the values we get,
5=1+(tanx)^2
tan^2x=4
tanx=2