Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Trigonometric Functions - Chapter Review - Review Exercises - Page 434: 17

Answer

$sin\theta= -\frac{12}{13}$, $cos\theta= -\frac{5}{13}$, $cot\theta= \frac{5}{12}$, $sec\theta= -\frac{13}{5}$, $csc\theta= -\frac{13}{12}$.

Work Step by Step

Given $tan\theta=\frac{12}{5}$, let $y=12, x=5$. We have $r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}=13$. As $sin\theta\lt0, tan\theta\gt0$, we know it is in quadrant III, thus the signs of the other functions are also known. We have: $sin\theta=-\frac{y}{r}=-\frac{12}{13}$, $cos\theta=-\frac{x}{r}=-\frac{5}{13}$, $tan\theta=\frac{y}{x}=\frac{12}{5}$, $cot\theta=\frac{x}{y}=\frac{5}{12}$, $sec\theta=-\frac{r}{x}=-\frac{13}{5}$, $csc\theta=-\frac{r}{y}=-\frac{13}{12}$.
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