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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How to solve COT(-45*)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

check your previouse post , i already solved this

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you have not explained "how"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes i did check again

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry for not checking the notifications ;P. but just one question there, um i get the part where you did cos(-45)/sin(-45). how did 1/root(2) change to 1 then -1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well, you gotta learn that there are certain known values of trangles.Let me show you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

these are based on the unit circle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now just keep in mind that for the 45 degree triangle, we can rationlize the numberator and get 1/sqrt2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yup got that

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and so do I just flip??

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh some other helped to get me to the answer! :) thank you. great really you even drew me a picture lol

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