$$\int{\sqrt {(-\sin^2 t + \cos^2 t - \tan^2 t)}}~\textrm{d}t$$
I'm aware of a few trig identities, such as ${\cos^2 t - \sin^2 t} = \cos (2t)$ and $\tan^2 t = \frac{\sin^2 t}{\cos^2 t}$ but these don't seem to help simplify the problem.
No simple $u$-substitution seems to prevent itself, and my attempt to integrate by parts has resulted in an even more difficult integrand.
WolframAlpha and a few different integral calculators cannot seem to solve this.
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