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: 53

Answer

$sin\theta= -\frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}$, $cos\theta= \frac{1}{2}$, $tan\theta= -\sqrt {3}$, $cot\theta= -\frac{\sqrt {3}}{3}$, $csc\theta= -\frac{2\sqrt {3}}{3}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $sec\theta=2$, let $r=2, x=1$, we can get $y=\sqrt {r^2-x^2}=\sqrt {3}$. Use the fact that $sin\theta\lt0,cos\theta=\frac{1}{sec\theta}\gt0\longrightarrow \theta$ is in quadrant IV to determine the sign of each function: $sin\theta=-\frac{y}{r}=-\frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}$, $cos\theta=\frac{x}{r}=\frac{1}{2}$, $tan\theta=-\frac{y}{x}=-\sqrt {3}$, $cot\theta=-\frac{x}{y}=-\frac{\sqrt {3}}{3}$, $csc\theta=-\frac{r}{y}=-\frac{2\sqrt {3}}{3}$.
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