SOLUTION: could you guide me about this? I dont have any idea to solve this kind of exercises and I don't know what do I have to do.Thanks. Use the fundamental identities to find all of the

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Question 203931: could you guide me about this? I dont have any idea to solve this kind of exercises and I don't know what do I have to do.Thanks.
Use the fundamental identities to find all of the trigonometric ratios if the variable satisfies the given conditions.
a) sin x=12/13 and cos x<0
b)cos x =-4/3 , sinx>0
c)tan x = -24/7 , sinx>0
d)tan x = 4/3 , sinx>0
e)cot x= 4 , sinx>0
f)cos x=3/5
p.s: I've written all cause I've thought maybe there are different points.

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the fundamental identities to find all of the trigonometric ratios if the variable satisfies the given conditions.
a) sin x=12/13 and cos x<0
cos^2 = 1 - sin^2
cos^2 = 1 - 144/169 = 25/169
cos = 5/13
x = arccos(5/13) = arccos(-5/13)
x = ~ -67.38º
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b)cos x =-4/3 , sinx>0
c)tan x = -24/7 , sinx>0
d)tan x = 4/3 , sinx>0
e)cot x= 4 , sinx>0
f)cos x=3/5

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Edwin's solution:


a)  and 

The sine is positive and the cosine is negative
only in quadrant II

To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use







But we are given that 
so we choose the negative answer for ,
therefore:



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To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.



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To find 

   <--- fundamental identity to use



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To find 

   <--- fundamental identity to use



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b) , 

Sorry this is a mistake because  and 
cosines are always between  and .

So if you didn't copy it wrong, then there
is no solution!

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c)  , 

The tangent is negative and the sine is positive
only in quadrant II

To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use







But since this is in Quadrant II, the secant, which
is the reciprocal of the cosine, is negative, we choose 
the negative answer for , therefore:




------------------

To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.





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To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use







But we are given that 
so we choose the positive answer for ,
therefore:



-------------------

To find 

   <--- fundamental identity to use



-------------------

To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.



==================================================

d) , 

The tangent is positive and the sine is positive
only in quadrant I, so all trigonometric ratios are
positive:

To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use







But since this is in Quadrant I, all trig rations are
positive therefore:




------------------

To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.





------------------
To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use







But we are given that 
so we choose the positive answer for ,
therefore:



-------------------

To find 

   <--- fundamental identity to use



-------------------

To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.



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e)  , sinx>0

The cotangent is positive and the sine is positive
only in quadrant I, so all trigonometric ratios are
positive:

To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use






But since this is in Quadrant I, all trig ratios are
positive therefore:



------------------

To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.





------------------
To find :

 <-- fundamental identity to use








But we are given that 
so we choose the positive answer for ,
therefore:



-------------------

To find 

   <--- fundamental identity to use



-------------------

To find :

   <-- fundamental identity to use.



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f)  

You didn't give enough information, as you need to be
given that another trig ratio is >0 or <0.

Edwin


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