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How do you simplify the expression 1-sec2x?


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Simplifying the expression 1-sec2x:

By the standard trigonometric identity, we know that:

sec2x-tan2x=1, for any real number x.

Hence, we obtain :

1-sec2x=1-1+tan2xsec2x=1+tan2x=1-1-tan2x=-tan2x

Therefore, 1-sec2x=-tan2x.


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