How do you simplify (1 + tan^2 x)(cos^2 x)?

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Aug 12, 2015

Simplify: (1 + tan^2 x) (cos^2 x)

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Explanation:

(1 + sin^2 x/cos^2x) cos^2 x = [(cos^2 x + sin^2 x)/cos^2 x]cos^2 x =

(sin^2 x + cos^2 x) = 1

Aug 12, 2015

You can use two identities:

1+tan^2x = sec^2x
sec^2x = 1/cos^2x

Therefore:

= sec^2x*cos^2x = cos^2x/cos^2x = 1