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: 55

Answer

$\cos \theta = - \frac{4}{5}$ $\tan \theta = -\frac{3}{4}$ $\sec \theta = -\frac{5}{4}$ $\csc \theta = \frac{5}{3}$ $\cot \theta = -\frac{4}{3} $

Work Step by Step

We have the following information : $\sin \theta = \frac{y}{r} = \frac{3}{5}$ $\cos \theta \lt 0$ From the first expression we can assume, that : $y=3$ $r=5$ To find $y$, we can solve the following equation : $r=\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ $5=\sqrt{x^2+3^2}$ $25=x^2+9$ $x^2=16$ $x=±4$ From the given information, we know that $\cos \theta \lt 0$, so $x$ value has to be negative $x = -4$ So, the remaining $5$ trigonometric functions will be : $\cos \theta = \frac{x}{r} =- \frac{4}{5}$ $\tan \theta = \frac{y}{x} = -\frac{3}{4}$ $\sec \theta = \frac{r}{x} = -\frac{5}{4}$ $\csc \theta = \frac{r}{y} = \frac{5}{3}$ $\cot \theta = \frac{x}{y} = -\frac{4}{3} $
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