Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 2 - Section 2.5 - Vectors: A Geometric Approach - 2.5 Problem Set - Page 108: 54

Answer

$\sin \theta=\frac{\sqrt 2}{2}$ $\cos \theta=\frac{-\sqrt 2}{2}$

Work Step by Step

We can consider an arbitrary point that satisfies y=-x and lies in quadrant II. Let us consider the point (-1,1). Then, $r=\sqrt {x^{2}+y^{2}}=\sqrt {(-1)^{2}+1^{2}}=\sqrt 2$ $\sin \theta=\frac{y}{r}=\frac{1}{\sqrt 2}=\frac{\sqrt 2}{2}$ $\cos \theta=\frac{x}{r}=\frac{-1}{\sqrt 2}=\frac{-\sqrt 2}{2}$
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