Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 5 - Section 5.1 - Verifying Trigonometric Identities - Exercise Set - Page 660: 79

Answer

The graphs appear to coincide.

Work Step by Step

$$\sec x (\sin x - \cos x)+1=\frac{1}{\cos x}(\sin x -\cos x)+1=(\frac{\sin x }{\cos x}-1)+1=\tan x$$
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