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: 57

Answer

$sin\theta= \frac{\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $cos\theta= -\frac{3\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $cot\theta= -3$, $sec\theta= -\frac{\sqrt {10}}{3}$, $csc\theta= \sqrt {10} $.

Work Step by Step

Given $tan\theta=-\frac{1}{3}$, let $x=3,y=1$, we can get $r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}=\sqrt {10}$. Use the fact that $sin\theta\gt0,tan\theta\lt0\longrightarrow \theta$ is in quadrant II to determine the sign of each function: $sin\theta=\frac{y}{r}=\frac{\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $cos\theta=-\frac{x}{r}=-\frac{3\sqrt {10}}{10}$, $cot\theta=-\frac{x}{y}=-3$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-\frac{\sqrt {10}}{3}$, $csc\theta=\frac{r}{y}=\sqrt {10} $.
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