Question

When do you use sine, cosine, and tangent, and when do you use their reciprocals of these also known as cosine, secant, and cotangent

Answer 1

Anyone please

Answer 2

this is like asking
when do you use 2, and 3, and when do you use 1/3 and 1/2

Answer 3

Well can you explain

Answer 4

I'm confused

Answer 5

there are 10000000000000.............. different ways to use them

Answer 6

can you be more specific?

Answer 7

I know using a negative sine is when you are looking for an angle

Answer 8

I'm confused on this question whether to use cosine or secant

Answer 9

um, I think you may need to read about the unit circle and what sine and cosine are, negative sine does not imply you are looking for an angle.

Answer 10

what is the question?

Answer 11

The picture below shows a right triangle shaped charging stand for a gaming system.
Which expression shows the length of side AB?

8 cosec 60°

8/cos60°

Answer 12

I know it's either one of those but am unsure

Answer 13

soh cah toa
cos(x) = adjacent over hypotenuse
so let so
cos(60) = 8/AB so
AB = 8/cos(60)

Answer 14

How is it not cosecant that's where I'm confused

Answer 15

ANYONE?

Answer 16

I don't know why it would be
again
soh cah toa
cah implies cos = adjacent/hypot0nuse
I have not said the word cosecant.....

Answer 17

a = b/c
you are given a and b
solve for c

Answer 18

I know but my original question was knowing when to use secant

Answer 19

when you don't want to write 1/cos

Answer 20

So I don't know which one to use

Answer 21

How would I know not to make it in hypotenuse over adjacent

Answer 22

1/cos(60) = sec(6)
1/sin(60) = csc(60)

Answer 23

you remember the rule

Answer 24

soh cah toa

Answer 25

What does it mean

Answer 26

soh means sin(theta) = opposite / hypotenuse
cah means cos(theta) = adjacent/hypotenuse
toa means tan(theta) = opposite/adjacent

Answer 27

You are avoiding my original question

Answer 28

lol

Answer 29

ok when do you use the number 2?

Answer 30

What?

Answer 31

exactly

Answer 32

WHEN DO YOU USE SECANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 33

WHEN DO YOU USE 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 34

AND ALL OF THE OTHER RECIPROCALS

Answer 35

secant(x) = 1/cos(x)

Answer 36

that's all I can tell you

Answer 37

I know how to do it

Answer 38

Just want to know when

Answer 39

So in the future I will not need help

Answer 40

ok
say you have something like
cos(x) = 1/2
then
2 = 1/cos(x)
maybe you don't like to write fractions
so you write it as
2 = sec(x)

Answer 41

When you are solving an equation like the one I showed you above

Answer 42

if you don't understand that I don't know what to tell you.....and using all caps will not help. You are asking a VERY open ended question. Your question is similar to me asking you
when do you use 2
one can use 2 in many situations...

Answer 43

again
when ever you have 1/cos(x) you use it

Answer 44

so again

Answer 45

if you have 1/cos(x) write it as sec(x)

Answer 46

Never mind you were no help

Answer 47

But I will medal you for trying

Answer 48

listen you need to grow up, and learn to ask a question. Don't be ruse. I am taking my time to sit hear and try and explain something to you....

Answer 49

I don't need a medal

Answer 50

there 5billion different ways you would use secant in a trig question. Your question is to vague..............

Answer 51

Okay zzr0ck I learned that we solve using the reciprocal as well when you are solving a problem

Answer 52

Besides the course I am taking is Geometry

Answer 53

So it will be very basic trigonometry

Answer 54

one example

cos(x) = 2/4
so
4 = 2/cos(x) = 2sec(x)

Answer 55

Go back to my question then why is the other answer incorrect

Answer 56

because the answer is 8/cos(60)
the other answer says 8csc(60) = 8/sin(60)

Answer 57

OOOOHHHHH

Answer 58

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Answer 59

so the answer is 8/cos(60) you may also write this as 8sec(60)

Answer 60

Didn't see that

Answer 61

I'm very sorry for the trouble that I caused

Answer 62

Along with my fit

Answer 63

so your question, after all this time was
does 8/cos(60) = 8cosecant(60)

Answer 64

Haha I guess so