Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.4 Trigonometric Identities - 7.4 Assess Your Understanding - Page 476: 39

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$LHS=\frac{1}{cos(u)}-\frac{sin(u)}{cos(u)}=\frac{1-sin(u)}{cos(u)}=\frac{1-sin(u)}{cos(u)}\times\frac{1+sin(u)}{1+sin(u)}=\frac{1-sin^2(u)}{cos(u)(1+sin(u))}=\frac{cos^2(u)}{cos(u)(1+sin(u))}=\frac{cos(u)}{1+sin(u)}=RHS$
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