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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can someone please help me with this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ohh im not that smart xD ask someone thats 99

OpenStudy (amorfide):

square your answer, to get cos^2 theta then you know cos^2 theta =1-sin^2 theta then you say 1-sin^2 theta= (-5/13)^2 then 1-(-5/13)^2=sin^2theta square root both sides then you know cosec theta = 1/sintheta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the answer is 1/sintheta? or do I plug in something for (sintheta)

OpenStudy (amorfide):

you work out sin theta

OpenStudy (amorfide):

\[\cos ^{2}\theta = 1- \sin ^{2}\theta \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How??

OpenStudy (amorfide):

\[1-\sin ^{2}\theta=(\frac{ -5 }{13 })^{2}\]

OpenStudy (amorfide):

work out sin theta then do the reciprocal to get cosectheta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(-5/13)^2 is the answer?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amorfide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes it is :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yw

OpenStudy (amorfide):

no it is not

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So how about this? http://gyazo.com/5d1b3375eb5623e29ed7264fef2f536e @Destinyrules1234 @amorfide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Would the other problem be -5/169?

OpenStudy (amorfide):

you will then do \[1-(\frac{ -5 }{ 13 })^{2}=\sin ^{2}\theta \] square root both sides to get \[\sin \theta \]

OpenStudy (amorfide):

\[\csc \theta = \frac{ 1 }{ \sin \theta } \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12/13?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amorfide

OpenStudy (amorfide):

take the negative root and then do 1/answer to get -13/12

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So for the second one how do I do that? @amorfide

OpenStudy (amorfide):

you posted the same screenshot but I just helped you try to do one yourself, post your progress and I will correct you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/-5/13^2 sqrt5/13? @amorfide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

http://gyazo.com/fd9296aa04fd7700e1e1b77157852b00 Thats a 5 over the 13 btw.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amorfide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh it isnt well im in 6th grade sooooooooooooooooo

OpenStudy (amorfide):

you have cos theta = -5/13 sec theta = 1/costheta so just do the reciprocal of -5/13 to get sec theta which gives -13/5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sqrt13/5?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@amorfide

OpenStudy (amorfide):

no just -13/5 = sec theta

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thats the answer? @amorfide

OpenStudy (amorfide):

yes

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