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Prove the Following. Tan4θ + Tan2θ = Sec4θ - Sec2θ - Geometry Mathematics 2

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Question

Prove the following.

tan4θ + tan2θ = sec4θ - sec2θ

Sum
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Solution

Taking LHS

tan4θ + tan2θ

= tan2θ( tan2θ + 1)

= (sec2θ - 1)(sec2θ) [1 + tan2θ = sec2θ]

= sec4θ - sec2θ

= RHS

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