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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Explain how to use the fundamental trigonometric identities to simply sec x - tan x sin x.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do you do that ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

using trig identities. rewrite the prob with known identities. I will post the them

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i dont believe that helped ? i need help on trying to work the problem out?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

they attachment told you all of the identities.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

basically you are trying to rewrite the problem... so now you put this over common denominator to solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

huuh?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

let me start over. sec = 1/ cos tan = sin/cos substitute those into your original equation - what do you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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