prove:

sec^2(x)=1+tan^2(x)

3 answers

RS = 1 + sin^2 x/cos^2 x
= (cos^2 x + sin^2 x)/cos^2 x , using common denominator
= 1/cos^2 x
= sec^2 x
= LS
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