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: 48

Answer

$sin\theta= -\frac{3}{5}$, $tan\theta= -\frac{3}{4}$, $cot\theta= -\frac{4}{3}$, $sec\theta= \frac{5}{4}$, $csc\theta= -\frac{5}{3}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $cos\theta=\frac{4}{5}$, let $x=4, r=5$, we can get $y=\sqrt {r^2-x^2}=3$. Use the fact that $\theta$ is in quadrant IV to determine the sign of each function, we have: $sin\theta=-\frac{y}{r}=-\frac{3}{5}$, $tan\theta=-\frac{y}{x}=-\frac{3}{4}$, $cot\theta=-\frac{x}{y}=-\frac{4}{3}$, $sec\theta=\frac{r}{x}=\frac{5}{4}$, $csc\theta=-\frac{r}{y}=-\frac{5}{3}$.
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