SOLUTION: verify the identity secx-cosx equals sinxtanx

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Question 613191: verify the identity
secx-cosx equals sinxtanx
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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verify the identity
secx-cosx equals sinxtanx
start with left side
secx-cosx
=1/cosx-cosx
=(1-cos^2x)/cosx
=sin^2x/cosx
=sinx*(sinx/cosx)
=sinxtanx
verified:
left side=right side