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Perform the indicated operation and simplify

tan^2(theta)-3sin(theta)tan(theta)sec(theta)

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  1. Substitute
    sec(θ)= 1/cos(θ)
    sin(θ)/cos(θ) = tan(θ)
    and simplify.

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