Simplify the trigonometric expression $\sec\left(x\right)-\tan\left(x\right)$

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$\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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Applying the tangent identity: $\displaystyle\tan\left(\theta\right)=\frac{\sin\left(\theta\right)}{\cos\left(\theta\right)}$

$\sec\left(x\right)+\frac{-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$
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$\sec\left(x\right)+\frac{-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

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Learn how to solve problems step by step online. Simplify the trigonometric expression sec(x)-tan(x). Applying the tangent identity: \displaystyle\tan\left(\theta\right)=\frac{\sin\left(\theta\right)}{\cos\left(\theta\right)}. Applying the secant identity: \displaystyle\sec\left(\theta\right)=\frac{1}{\cos\left(\theta\right)}. Combine fractions with common denominator \cos\left(x\right).

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$\frac{1-\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos\left(x\right)}$

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acoth
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