Is sec^2(θ)-tan(θ)cot(θ)=tan^2(θ) ?

The answer to whether sec^2(θ)-tan(θ)cot(θ)=tan^2(θ) is True

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prove sec^2(θ)-tan(θ)cot(θ)=tan^2(θ)

Solution

prove

sec^{2} (θ) - tan (θ) cot (θ) = tan^{2} (θ)

Solution

True

Solution steps

sec^{2} (θ) - tan (θ) cot (θ) = tan^{2} (θ)

Manipulating left side

sec^{2} (θ) - tan (θ) cot (θ)

Express with sin, cos

sec^{2} (θ) - cot (θ) tan (θ)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

sec (x) = \frac{1}{cos ( x )}

= (\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} - cot (θ) tan (θ)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

cot (x) = \frac{cos ( x )}{sin ( x )}

= (\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} - \frac{cos ( θ )}{sin ( θ )} tan (θ)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

tan (x) = \frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )}

= (\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} - \frac{cos ( θ )}{sin ( θ )} \cdot \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )}

Simplify

(\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} - \frac{cos ( θ )}{sin ( θ )} \cdot \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )} : \frac{1 - cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

(\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} - \frac{cos ( θ )}{sin ( θ )} \cdot \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )}

(\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2} = \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

(\frac{1}{cos ( θ )})^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(\frac{a}{b})^{c} = \frac{a ^{c}}{b ^{c}}

= \frac{1 ^{2}}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Apply rule

1^{a} = 1

1^{2} = 1

= \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

\frac{cos ( θ )}{sin ( θ )} \cdot \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )} = 1

\frac{cos ( θ )}{sin ( θ )} \cdot \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )}

Multiply fractions:

\frac{a}{b} \cdot \frac{c}{d} = \frac{a \cdot c}{b \cdot d}

= \frac{cos ( θ ) sin ( θ )}{sin ( θ ) cos ( θ )}

Cancel the common factor:

cos (θ)

= \frac{sin ( θ )}{sin ( θ )}

Cancel the common factor:

sin (θ)

= 1

= \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( θ )} - 1

Convert element to fraction:

1 = \frac{1 cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{1}{cos ^{2} ( θ )} - \frac{1 \cdot cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Since the denominators are equal, combine the fractions:

\frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \pm b}{c}

= \frac{1 - 1 \cdot cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Multiply:

1 \cdot cos^{2} (θ) = cos^{2} (θ)

= \frac{1 - cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{1 - cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{1 - cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Rewrite using trig identities

\frac{1 - cos ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Use the Pythagorean identity:

1 = cos^{2} (x) + sin^{2} (x)

1 - cos^{2} (x) = sin^{2} (x)

= \frac{sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

= \frac{sin ^{2} ( θ )}{cos ^{2} ( θ )}

Rewrite using trig identities

= \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )} \cdot \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )}

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

\frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = tan (x)

\frac{sin ( θ ) tan ( θ )}{cos ( θ )}

= tan (θ) \frac{sin ( θ )}{cos ( θ )}

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

\frac{sin ( x )}{cos ( x )} = tan (x)

tan (θ) tan (θ)

Simplify

tan (θ) tan (θ) : tan^{2} (θ)

tan (θ) tan (θ)

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

tan (θ) tan (θ) = tan^{1 + 1} (θ)

= tan^{1 + 1} (θ)

Add the numbers:

1 + 1 = 2

= tan^{2} (θ)

tan^{2} (θ)

tan^{2} (θ)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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