Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Trigonometric Functions - 6.3 Properties of the Trigonometric Functions - 6.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 394: 46

Answer

$cos\theta= -\frac{12}{13}$, $tan\theta= \frac{5}{12}$, $cot\theta= \frac{12}{5}$, $sec\theta= -\frac{13}{12}$, $csc\theta= -\frac{13}{5}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $sin\theta=-\frac{5}{13}$, let $y=5, r=13$, we can get $x=\sqrt {r^2-y^2}=12$. Use the fact that $\theta$ is in quadrant III to determine the sign of each function, we have: $cos\theta=-\frac{x}{r}=-\frac{12}{13}$, $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}=\frac{5}{12}$, $cot\theta=\frac{x}{y}=\frac{12}{5}$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-\frac{13}{12}$, $csc\theta=-\frac{r}{y}=-\frac{13}{5}$.
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