Provide an appropriate response.
-A student claims that the equation $\tan \theta + 1 = \sec \theta$ is an identity, since by letting $\theta = 0 ^ { \circ }$ we get $0 + 1 = 1$, a true statement. Comment on this student's reasoning.

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-A student claims that the equation $\tan \theta + 1 = \sec \theta$ is an identity, since by letting $\theta = 0 ^ { \circ }$ we get $0 + 1 = 1$, a true statement. Comment on this student's reasoning.

Provide an Appropriate Response tan⁡θ+1=sec⁡θ\tan \theta + 1 = \sec \thetatanθ+1=secθ

Provide an Appropriate Response $\tan \theta + 1 = \sec \theta$