Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Review - Exercises - Page 529: 48

Answer

$sin\theta=-\frac{\sqrt 5}{5}$, $cos\theta=-\frac{2\sqrt 5}{5}$, $tan\theta=\frac{1}{2}$, $cot\theta=2$, $csc\theta=-\sqrt 5$, $sec\theta=-2\sqrt 5$

Work Step by Step

Step 1. With the line equation $4y-2x-1=0$, we can find its slope as $m=\frac{1}{2}$, the acute angle $\alpha$ formed by the line with the x-axis is then given by $tan\alpha=\frac{1}{2}$ Step 2. As the terminal side is parallel to the line, angle $\alpha$ will be the reference angle for $\theta$, considering $\theta$ is in Quadrant III for the signs, we can find the following function values: $sin\theta=-\frac{1}{\sqrt {1^2+2^2}}=-\frac{\sqrt 5}{5}$, $cos\theta=-\frac{2}{\sqrt {1^2+2^2}}=-\frac{2\sqrt 5}{5}$, $tan\theta=tan\alpha=\frac{1}{2}$, $cot\theta=\frac{1}{tan\theta}=2$, $csc\theta=\frac{1}{sin\theta}=-\sqrt 5$, $sec\theta=\frac{1}{cos\theta}=-2\sqrt 5$
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