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: 56

Answer

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

Work Step by Step

Given $cot\theta=\frac{4}{3}$, let $x=4,y=3$, we can get $r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}=5$. Use the fact that $cos\theta\lt0,cot\theta\gt0\longrightarrow \theta$ is in quadrant III to determine the sign of each function: $sin\theta=-\frac{y}{r}=-\frac{3}{5}$, $cos\theta=-\frac{x}{r}=-\frac{4}{5}$, $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}=\frac{3}{4}$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-\frac{5}{4}$, $csc\theta=-\frac{r}{y}=-\frac{5}{3}$.
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