Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

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

Chapter 6 - Section 6.2 - Trigonometry of Right Triangles - 6.2 Exercises - Page 488: 52

Answer

$ a=\sin\theta$ $ b=\tan\theta$ $ c=\sec\theta$ $ d=\cos\theta$

Work Step by Step

From the inner triangle (with legs a and d, 1 as hypotenuse): a is opposite to $\displaystyle \theta,\quad \sin\theta=\frac{a}{1} \ \Rightarrow \ a=\sin\theta$ d is adjacent to $\displaystyle \theta,\quad \cos\theta=\frac{d}{1} \ \Rightarrow \ d=\cos\theta$ From the outer triangle (legs b and 1, hypotenuse c): b is opposite, 1 is adjacent to $\theta$, $\displaystyle \tan\theta=\frac{b}{1} \ \Rightarrow \ b=\tan\theta$ 1 is adjacent to $\theta$, c is the hypotenuse: $\displaystyle \cos\theta=\frac{1}{c}\ \Rightarrow \ c=\frac{1}{\cos\theta}=\sec\theta$
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