Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-914-0

Chapter 4 - Review Exercises - Page 645: 41

Answer

$\sqrt {15}$

Work Step by Step

The trigonometric ratios are as follows: $\sin \theta= \dfrac{opposite}{hypotenuse}$ ; $\cos \theta= \dfrac{Adjacent}{hypotenuse}$ and $\tan \theta= \dfrac{Opposite}{Adjacent}$ Since, $\cot \theta=\tan (90^{\circ}-\theta)$ So, $\cot \theta=\dfrac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta}=\dfrac{\sqrt {15}/4}{1/4}$ Our required answer is: $\tan (90^{\circ}-\theta)=\sqrt {15}$
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