SOLUTION: Prove using reciprocal and Pythagorean identities: (secx-cosx)/(secx)= sin^2 Thanks!

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Question 826393: Prove using reciprocal and Pythagorean identities: (secx-cosx)/(secx)= sin^2

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Prove using reciprocal and Pythagorean identities: (secx-cosx)/(secx)= sin^2
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%28sec%28x%29-cos%28x%29%29%2Fsec%28x%29=+sin%5E2%28x%29
start with left side:
%28sec%28x%29-cos%28x%29%29%2Fsec%28x%29
..
%281%2Fcos%28x%29-cos%28x%29%29%2Fsec%28x%29
..

verified: left side=right side