SOLUTION: Change the expression to an expression involving sines and cosines and simplify: tan(x) + 4sec(x)

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Question 348533: Change the expression to an expression involving sines and cosines and simplify: tan(x) + 4sec(x)
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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tanx = sinx/cosx


secx = 1/cosx


sinx/cosx + 4(1/cosx) =


sinx/cosx + 4/cosx =


(sinx + 4)/cosx