Question

Using the following triangle, what is the secant of angle B?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

answer choices are
Sec B= c/b
Sec B= a/c
Sec B= b/c
Sec B= c/a

Answer 3

someone please help

Answer 4

Hint: \(\sf\Large sec(B)= \frac{1}{cos(B)}\)

Answer 5

i really don't know how to do this...

Answer 6

i think i kind of see what you're showing me...

Answer 7

Find \(\sf cos(B)\)

and then do the reciprocal of that to find out what
\(\sf sec(B) \) is. :)

Answer 8

so it's Sec B b/c?

Answer 9

No...

What is \(\sf cos(B)\) first?

Answer 10

cos(B) is adj/hyp

Answer 11

SEC(B)=hypotenuse/adjacent which is the same as the reciprocal of COS(B)

Answer 12

^ exactly.

Answer 13

So what side is adjacent to angle B?

Answer 14

the opposite?

Answer 15

The adjacent side.

Answer 16

oh. sorry ....

Answer 17

so what's the annswer?

Answer 18

What is the adjacent side to angle B?

Answer 19

b

Answer 20

the one between A and C

Answer 21

That is the side opposite to it, not adjacent.

Answer 22

a?

Answer 23

correct, and what is the hypotenuse?

Answer 24

Sec(B)=hypotenuse/adjacent

so adj=a

\(\sf\Large Sec(B)=\frac{Hypotenuse}{a}\)

Which answer choice has a in the denominator?

Answer 25

the denominator?