Answer
$$1$$
Work Step by Step
Use the Pythagorean Identity
$$1+\tan^{2}\theta=\sec^{2}\theta$$
to obtain
$$\sec^{2}\theta-\tan^{2}\theta=(1+\tan^{2}\theta) - \tan^{2}\theta=1.$$
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