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How Would I verify the following identity.

$$\frac{(\sec{A}-\csc{A})}{(\sec A+\csc A)}=\frac{(\tan A-1)}{(\tan A+1)}$$

I simplified it to

$$\frac{(\sin{A}-\cos{A})}{(\sin{A} \cos{A})}\div\frac{(\sin{A}+\cos{A})}{(\sin{A}\cos{A})}$$

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    I edited your question to include LaTeX formatting, and in your statement of the identity I changed "Tan+1" to "$\tan A+1$". Please Verify that this is correct. Unfortunately, for the life of me I was unable to understand what you simplified "it" too (or what "it" is).2012-07-13
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    As a first step in situations like this, try writing everything in terms of $\sin A$ and $\cos A$, then simplify the fractions and try to use the fact that $\sin^2 A +\cos^2 A = 1$.2012-07-13
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    you edit it correctly2012-07-13
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    @AlexBecker: I think the "it" in the question text indicates the left-hand side. So, Papi, that's a good start; notice that your simplified quotient simplifies further to $(\sin A - \cos A)/(\sin A + \cos A)$. Can you get the right-hand side to the same place?2012-07-13

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Hint: Start by multiplying top and bottom on the left by $\sin A$.

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    I did that already I the question Is do I also have to multiply cos to csc=1/sin?2012-07-13
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    Try the hint and see what happens, then ask another question.2012-07-13
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    @Papigrande: When you multiply $\csc A$ by $\sin A$, you will get $1$. When you multiply $\sec A$ by $\sin A$, then since $\sec A=\frac{1}{\cos A}$, you will get $\frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$, which is $\tan A$.2012-07-13
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$$\frac{\sec x- \csc x}{\sec x + \csc x}$$ $$=\frac{\frac{1}{\cos x} - \frac{1}{\sin x}}{\frac{1}{\cos x} + \frac{1}{\sin x}}$$ $$ = \frac{\frac{\sin x}{\cos x} - 1}{\frac{\sin x}{\cos x} + 1}$$ $$ = \frac{\tan x - 1}{\tan x +1}.$$