Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 683: 113

Answer

The values are $\frac{1}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{1},\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}\,\text{ and }\,2$.

Work Step by Step

We have to use the Pythagorian Theorem to find the value of the base (b) for the given angle $\theta $ The perpendicular is $a=1$ and the hypotenuse is $c=2$. So, the base $b$ is given by: $\begin{align} & {{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}={{c}^{2}} \\ & {{b}^{2}}={{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}} \\ & ={{2}^{2}}-{{1}^{2}} \end{align}$ Further simplify the equation: $\begin{align} & a=4-1 \\ & =\sqrt{3} \end{align}$ Therefore, the base (b) is $\sqrt{3}$ $\begin{align} & \sin \theta =\frac{a}{c} \\ & =\frac{1}{2} \end{align}$ And the value of cos is: $\begin{align} & \cos \theta =\frac{b}{c} \\ & =\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \end{align}$ And the value of tan is: $\begin{align} & \tan \theta =\frac{a}{b} \\ & =\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3} \end{align}$ And the value of cot is: $\begin{align} & \cot \theta =\frac{b}{a} \\ & =\frac{\sqrt{3}}{1} \end{align}$ And the value of sec is: $\begin{align} & \sec \theta =\frac{c}{b} \\ & =\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \\ & =\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3} \end{align}$ And the value of cosec is: $\operatorname{cosec}\theta =\frac{c}{a}=2$ Thus, the values are $\frac{1}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3},\frac{\sqrt{3}}{1},\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}\,\text{ and }\,2$.
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