Trigonometry (11th Edition) Clone

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Chapter 2 - Acute Angles and Right Triangles - Section 2.2 Trigonometric Functions of Non-Acute Angles - 2.2 Exercises - Page 61: 3

Answer

positive; III; $30^{\circ}$; $\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}$

Work Step by Step

We need to find the angle coterminal with $-150^{\circ}$ and is in between $0^{\circ}$ and $360^{\circ}$. $-150^{\circ}$ is coterminal with $-150^{\circ}+360^{\circ}=210^{\circ}$. $210^{\circ}$ is in the third quadrant. In the third quadrant, the value of $\tan\theta$ is positive. For the third quadrant, reference angle $\theta'=\theta-180^{\circ}=210^{\circ}-180^{\circ}=30^{\circ}$ $\tan -150^{\circ}=\tan 210^{\circ}=+\tan\theta'=\tan 30^{\circ}=\frac{1}{\sqrt 3}=\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}$
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