Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Trigonometric Functions of Real Numbers - 5.2 Exercises - Page 418: 63

Answer

$\displaystyle \cos t=\frac{3}{5}\quad \tan t=-\frac{4}{3}$ $\displaystyle \sec t=\frac{5}{3}\quad\csc t=-\frac{5}{4}\quad\cot t=-\frac{3}{4}$

Work Step by Step

$\sin^{2}t+\cos^{2}t=1\qquad\Rightarrow\cos t=\pm\sqrt{1-\sin^{2}t}$ In quadrant IV, cos and sec are positive, all the other functions are negative (see table of signs, p.410) So $\displaystyle \cos t=+\sqrt{1-(-\frac{4}{5})^{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{25-16}{25}}=\sqrt{\frac{9}{25}}=\frac{3}{5}$ $\displaystyle \tan t=\frac{\sin t}{\cos t}=\frac{-\frac{4}{5}}{\frac{3}{5}}=-\frac{4}{3}$ $\displaystyle \sec t=\frac{1}{\cos t}=\frac{5}{3}$ $\displaystyle \csc t=\frac{1}{\sin t}=-\frac{5}{4}$ $\displaystyle \cot t=\frac{1}{\tan t}=-\frac{3}{4}$
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