Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Review - Exercises - Page 463: 20

Answer

$$-\frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - sin^2 \space t}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$sec \space t$$ Using: $sec \space t = \frac{1}{cos \space t}$: $$\frac{1}{cos \space t}$$ Using: $sin^2\space t + cos^2\space t= 1 $ $cos^2 \space t = 1 - sin^2\space t$ $cos \space t = \pm \sqrt{1- sin^2 \space t}$ Notice: For "t" in Quadrant II, cos t is always negative, thus: $cos \space t = -\sqrt {1 - sin^2 \space t}$ $$\frac{1}{-\sqrt{1 - sin^2 \space t}} = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{1 - sin^2 \space t}}$$
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