Steven L.
asked • 06/02/22What is 1 + tan^2x equal to?
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Raymond B. answered • 06/02/22
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sec^2(theta)
= 1 + tan^2(theta)
1/cos^2(theta) = 1 + sin^2(theta)/cos^2(theta)
multiply both sides by cos^2(theta)
1 = cos^2(theta) + sin^2(theta) which is a version of the Pythagorean Theorem on a unit circle
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Patrick F.
If you mean "in terms of other trig functions" there's more than one possibility. I think you need to be more specific.06/02/22