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Question
Write the value of`(tan^2 theta - sec^2 theta)/(cot^2 theta - cosec^2 theta)`
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Solution
`(tan^2 theta - sec^2 theta )/ (cot^2 theta - cosec^2 theta)`
=` (-1)/(-1)`
= 1
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