How to prove this trigonometric identity
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How to prove this trigonometric identity

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1 + tan^(4)(x) = Sec^(4)(x) - 2Tan^(2)(x)

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1 + tan^4(x) = 1 + tan^4(x) + 2 tan²(x) - 2 tan²(x)
  = 1 + 2 tan²(x) + tan^4(x) - 2 tan²(x)
  = (1 + tan²(x))² - 2 tan²(x)
  = (sec²(x))² - 2 tan²(x)
  = sec^4(x) - 2 tan²(x)
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