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: 52

Answer

$sin\theta= -\frac{\sqrt {15}}{4}$, $tan\theta= \sqrt {15}$, $cot\theta= \frac{\sqrt {15}}{15}$, $sec\theta= -4$, $csc\theta= -\frac{4\sqrt {15}}{15}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $cos\theta=-\frac{1}{4}$, let $x=1, r=4$, we can get $y=\sqrt {r^2-x^2}=\sqrt {15}$. Use the fact that $tan\theta\gt0,cos\theta\lt0\longrightarrow \theta$ is in quadrant III to determine the sign of each function: $sin\theta=-\frac{y}{r}=-\frac{\sqrt {15}}{4}$, $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}=\sqrt {15}$, $cot\theta=\frac{x}{y}=\frac{\sqrt {15}}{15}$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-4$, $csc\theta=-\frac{r}{y}=-\frac{4\sqrt {15}}{15}$.
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