Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Trigonometry of Right Triangles - 6.2 Exercises - Page 487: 10

Answer

$a)$ $\sin\alpha=\cos\beta=\dfrac{4}{7}$ $b)$ $\tan\alpha=\cot\beta=\dfrac{4\sqrt{33}}{33}$ $c)$ $\sec\alpha=\csc\beta=\dfrac{7\sqrt{33}}{33}$

Work Step by Step

The triangle is shown below. Let $c$ be the unknown cathetus of the triangle. Find it using the Pythagorean Theorem: $c=\sqrt{7^{2}-4^{2}}=\sqrt{49-16}=\sqrt{33}$ $a)$ $\sin\alpha$ and $\cos\beta$ $\sin\alpha=\dfrac{opposite}{hypotenuse}=\dfrac{4}{7}$ $\cos\beta=\dfrac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}=\dfrac{4}{7}$ $b)$ $\tan\alpha$ and $\cot\beta$ $\tan\alpha=\dfrac{opposite}{adjacent}=\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{33}}=\dfrac{4\sqrt{33}}{33}$ $\cot\beta=\dfrac{adjacent}{opposite}=\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{33}}=\dfrac{4\sqrt{33}}{33}$ $c)$ $\sec\alpha$ and $\csc\beta$ $\sec\alpha=\dfrac{hypotenuse}{adjacent}=\dfrac{7}{\sqrt{33}}=\dfrac{7\sqrt{33}}{33}$ $\csc\beta=\dfrac{hypotenuse}{opposite}=\dfrac{7}{\sqrt{33}}=\dfrac{7\sqrt{33}}{33}$
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