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Trigonometric identities question

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How would you prove this identity?

sin²θ + tan²θ = sec²θ - cos²θ

These are the identities that i can use:

tanθ = sinθ / cosθ
cotθ = cosθ / sinθ
secθ = 1 / cosθ
cscθ = 1 / sinθ
sin²θ + cos²θ = 1
1 + cot²θ = csc²θ
1 + tan²θ = sec²θ

Thanks

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RHS = sec^2 A -- cos^2 A
= 1 + tan^2 A -- (1 -- sin^2 A)
= 1 + tan^2 A -- 1 + sin^2 A
= sin^2 A + tan^2 A
= LHS
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