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  1. October 15th 2008, 07:32 AM #1
    gearshifter
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    Simplify Trig

    Please take a look at the attached question, thank you!
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  2. October 15th 2008, 08:26 AM #2
    Chop Suey
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    Recall that:
    \tan^2{x} = \sec^2{x} - 1

    Notice that 1-\sec^2{x} = -(\sec^2{x}-1)

    You end up with -\cot{x}\sin{x}...Remember that \cot{x} = \frac{\cos{x}}{\sin{x}}
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