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To begin verifying the identity
1
1
+
tan
2
θ
=
cos
2
θ
\dfrac{1}{1+\tan^2\theta}= \cos^2\theta
1
+
tan
2
θ
1
=
cos
2
θ
, which fundamental trigonometric identity should be applied first to transform the left-hand side? a)
tan
θ
=
sin
θ
cos
θ
\tan\theta = \dfrac{\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}
tan
θ
=
cos
θ
sin
θ
b)
sec
2
θ
−
tan
2
θ
=
1
\sec^2\theta - \tan^2\theta = 1
sec
2
θ
−
tan
2
θ
=
1
c)
1
+
tan
2
θ
=
sec
2
θ
1+\tan^2\theta = \sec^2\theta
1
+
tan
2
θ
=
sec
2
θ
d)
sin
2
θ
+
cos
2
θ
=
1
\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1
sin
2
θ
+
cos
2
θ
=
1
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