What is costheta-tantheta*sectheta in terms of sintheta ?

1 Answer
Jan 9, 2016

=((1-sin^2(theta))sqrt(1-sin^2(theta)) - sin(theta))/(1-sin^2(theta))

Explanation:

cos(theta) - tan(theta)*sec(theta)

=cos(theta) - sin(theta)/cos(theta) * 1/cos(theta)

=cos(theta) -sin(theta)/cos^2(theta)

=sqrt(1-sin^2(theta)) - sin(theta)/(1-sin^2(theta))

=((1-sin^2(theta))sqrt(1-sin^2(theta)) - sin(theta))/(1-sin^2(theta))