Is (tan^2(x))/(sec(x)-1)=1+sec(x) ?

The answer to whether (tan^2(x))/(sec(x)-1)=1+sec(x) is True

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prove (tan^2(x))/(sec(x)-1)=1+sec(x)

prove

\frac{tan ^{2} ( x )}{sec ( x ) - 1} = 1 + sec (x)

True

Solution steps

\frac{tan ^{2} ( x )}{sec ( x ) - 1} = 1 + sec (x)

Manipulating left side

\frac{tan ^{2} ( x )}{sec ( x ) - 1}

Rewrite using trig identities

\frac{tan ^{2} ( x )}{sec ( x ) - 1}

Use the Pythagorean identity:

tan^{2} (x) + 1 = sec^{2} (x)

tan^{2} (x) = sec^{2} (x) - 1

= \frac{sec ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{sec ( x ) - 1}

Simplify

\frac{sec ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{sec ( x ) - 1} : sec (x) + 1

\frac{sec ^{2} ( x ) - 1}{sec ( x ) - 1}

Factor

sec^{2} (x) - 1 : (sec (x) + 1) (sec (x) - 1)

sec^{2} (x) - 1

Rewrite

1

1^{2}

= sec^{2} (x) - 1^{2}

Apply Difference of Two Squares Formula:

x^{2} - y^{2} = (x + y) (x - y)

sec^{2} (x) - 1^{2} = (sec (x) + 1) (sec (x) - 1)

= (sec (x) + 1) (sec (x) - 1)

= \frac{( sec ( x ) + 1 ) ( sec ( x ) - 1 )}{sec ( x ) - 1}

Cancel the common factor:

sec (x) - 1

= sec (x) + 1

= sec (x) + 1

= sec (x) + 1

= 1 + sec (x)

We showed that the two sides could take the same form

\Rightarrow True

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Is (tan^2(x))/(sec(x)-1)=1+sec(x) ?
The answer to whether (tan^2(x))/(sec(x)-1)=1+sec(x) is True