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iSet31155
Apr 29, 2012, 04:53 PM
Verify the identity: sec^(2)u - cot^2(pie/2 - u)

ebaines
Apr 30, 2012, 06:25 AM
Convert the secant and cotangent functions to their sine and cosine equivalenst. Then apply the fact that:


\cos(\frac {\pi} 2 - x) = \sin (x) \\
\sin (\frac {\pi} 2 - x) = \cos (x)