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: 49

Answer

$sin\theta= \frac{2\sqrt 2}{3}$, $tan\theta= =-2\sqrt 2$, $cot\theta= -\frac{\sqrt 2}{4}$, $sec\theta= -3$, $csc\theta= \frac{3\sqrt 2}{4}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $cos\theta=-\frac{1}{3}$, let $x=1, r=3$, we can get $y=\sqrt {r^2-x^2}=2\sqrt 2$. Use the fact that $\theta$ is in quadrant II to determine the sign of each function, we have: $sin\theta=\frac{y}{r}=\frac{2\sqrt 2}{3}$, $tan\theta=-\frac{y}{x}=-2\sqrt 2$, $cot\theta=-\frac{x}{y}=-\frac{\sqrt 2}{4}$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-3$, $csc\theta=\frac{r}{y}=\frac{3\sqrt 2}{4}$.
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