find the exact value of each of the remaining trigonometric functions of theta
sin= -12/13,180degrees
draw a triangle
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there is a picture of an angle whose sine (opposite over hypotenuse) is \(\frac{12}{13}\) what you need is the third side, which you find via pythagoras
or else just remembering the famous \(5-12-13\)right triangle if you compute it , you would compute \[\sqrt{13^2-12^2}=\sqrt{136-144}=\sqrt{25}=5\]
now you can take any trig ratio you want
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just remember you are in quadrant 3 so both sine and cosine are negative
so cos a is 5/13 is -.385?
i meant cos theta
minus since you are in quad 3 leave the decimal out of it, just \[\cos(\theta)=-\frac{5}{13}\]
sso tan is 12/5
yes
and cot is 5/12 sec 13/5 csc 13/12?? do any of those need to be negative
secant and cosecant are negative
they are the reciprocals of sine and cosine both of those are negative in quadrant 3
okay thanks !!!:))
is cos-45 degrees -sqrt2/2
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