SOLUTION: An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with cos θ = five sixths (5/6). What is the value of sec θ?

Algebra.Com
Question 765022: An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with cos θ = five sixths (5/6). What is the value of sec θ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20063)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with cos θ = five sixths (5/6). What is the value of sec θ?
Since the secant is the reciprocal of the cosine, which is ,
the secant is its reciprocal, .

No need to draw a triangle or use the Pythagorean theorem on this one.

Edwin
RELATED QUESTIONS

An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with cos θ = five sixths (5/6). What is (answered by stanbon)
An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with cos θ = nine tenths. What is the... (answered by stanbon)
An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with sin θ = two thirds . What is the... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
An acute angle θ is in a right triangle with sin θ = 3/4. What is the value... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
find the value of √sinθ cosθ/secθ cscθ given that tanθ=3/4 (answered by Alan3354)
Find the value of √sinθ cosθ/secθ cscθ given that tanθ=3/4 (answered by Alan3354)
1). Find the length of an arc that subtends a central angle of 150 ° in a circle of... (answered by stanbon)
9. Find the values of the six trigonometric functions of the acute angle in standard... (answered by Fombitz)
If θ is an acute angle of a right triangle and if cosθ = 5/13, then find the... (answered by greenestamps)