Trigonometry (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321671775
ISBN 13: 978-0-32167-177-6

Chapter 5 - Test - Page 244: 2

Answer

$sec~\theta-sin~\theta~tan~\theta= cos~\theta$

Work Step by Step

We can express $sec~\theta-sin~\theta~tan~\theta$ as a single function of $\theta$: $sec~\theta-sin~\theta~tan~\theta$ $= \frac{1}{cos~\theta}-sin~\theta~\frac{sin~\theta}{cos~\theta}$ $= \frac{1}{cos~\theta}-\frac{sin^2~\theta}{cos~\theta}$ $= \frac{1-sin^2~\theta}{cos~\theta}$ $= \frac{cos^2~\theta}{cos~\theta}$ $= cos~\theta$
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