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fenway7890
Apr 23, 2013, 06:18 PM
Verify the identity

ebaines
Apr 24, 2013, 07:51 AM
As usual first step is to convert the tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant functions to their sine and cosine equivalents, then simplify. Look for opportunities to use other well-known identities such as cos^2x + sin^2x = 1.

Show us your progress in this and we can give a hint if you get stuck.