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: 54

Answer

$sin\theta= \frac{1}{3}$, $cos\theta= -\frac{2\sqrt {2}}{3}$, $tan\theta= -\frac{\sqrt {2}}{4}$, $cot\theta= -2\sqrt 2$, $sec\theta= -\frac{3\sqrt {2}}{4}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $csc\theta=3$, let $r=3, y=1$, we can get $x=\sqrt {r^2-y^2}=2\sqrt {2}$. Use the fact that $cot\theta\lt0,sin\theta=\frac{1}{csc\theta}\gt0\longrightarrow \theta$ is in quadrant II to determine the sign of each function: $sin\theta=\frac{y}{r}=\frac{1}{3}$, $cos\theta=-\frac{x}{r}=-\frac{2\sqrt {2}}{3}$, $tan\theta=-\frac{y}{x}=-\frac{\sqrt {2}}{4}$, $cot\theta=-\frac{x}{y}=-2\sqrt 2$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-\frac{3\sqrt {2}}{4}$.
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