What is (1+\tan^2 x) equal to?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (\sec^2 x)
The basic identity is (1+\tan^2 x=\sec^2 x). In exams, it can also be derived from (\sin^2 x+\cos^2 x=1).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(\sec^2 x)
Why is this the correct answer?
The basic identity is (1+\tan^2 x=\sec^2 x). In exams, it can also be derived from (\sin^2 x+\cos^2 x=1).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Mathematics question. Chapter: Trigonometric Functions. Topic: Trigonometric functions and their properties.