Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.5 - More on Identities - 1.5 Problem Set - Page 45: 6

Answer

$\sec\theta$ = $ \frac{1}{\sqrt (1-\sin^{2}\theta)}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $\sec\theta$ and $\cos\theta$ are reciprocal to each other- Therefore- $\sec\theta\times\cos\theta$ = 1 or $\sec\theta$ = $ \frac{1}{\cos\theta}$ or $\sec\theta$ = $ \frac{1}{\sqrt (1-\sin^{2}\theta)}$ [From Pythagorean identity, $\cos\theta$ can be written as $\sqrt (1-\sin^{2}\theta)$]
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