SOLUTION: verify this identity tanx(cotx + tanx) = secx^2

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Question 752296: verify this identity tanx(cotx + tanx) = secx^2
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verify this identity tanx(cotx + tanx) = secx^2
Start with LHS
tanx(cotx + tanx)=tanx((1/tanx)+tanx))=1+tan^2x=sec^2x
verified: LHS=RHS