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Prove the following identities: `sec^4A-sec^2A=tan^4A+tan^2A`

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LHS `=sec ^{4} theta-sec ^{2} theta`

`=sec ^{2} theta(sec ^{2} theta-1)`

`=(1+tan ^{2} theta) tan ^{2} theta`

`=tan ^{2} theta+tan ^{4} theta`

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