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ag1538
Feb 22, 2010, 06:37 PM
establish the identity:

sec(to the 4th power) - sec(squared)= tan (to the 4th power) + tan (squared)

galactus
Feb 23, 2010, 05:07 AM
This is rather straightforward. Just use the identity sec^{2}(x)=tan^{2}(x)+1.

Sub it in and it'll fall into place.