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: 50

Answer

$-\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {1-\sin ^{2}\theta }}$

Work Step by Step

$sec\theta =\dfrac {1}{\cos \theta }=\dfrac {1}{-\sqrt {1-\sin ^{2}\theta }}=-\dfrac {1}{\sqrt {1-\sin ^{2}\theta }}$ (negative because In quadrant 3, $cos \theta$ is negative )
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