Trigonometry 7th Edition

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

Chapter 5 - Section 5.5 - Additional Identities - 5.5 Problem Set - Page 311: 17

Answer

$\dfrac{\sqrt{9-x^2}}{x}$

Work Step by Step

$\theta = \sin^{-1} {\dfrac{x}{3}}$ $\sin{\theta} =\dfrac{x}{3}$ $\cos{\theta} =\sqrt{1-\sin^2{\theta}} = \dfrac{\sqrt{9-x^2}}{3}$ $\cot{\theta} =\dfrac{\cos{\theta}}{\sin{\theta}} = \dfrac{\sqrt{9-x^2}}{x}$
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