SOLUTION: Suppose we know that sin t = 4/5 and the angle t is in the second quadrant. Compute the value of cot t . Thank-you

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Question 820892: Suppose we know that sin t = 4/5 and the angle t is in the second quadrant. Compute the value of cot t .


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Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Alan3354:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
sin t = 4/5 and the
angle t is in the second quadrant
cos t = -3/5 |Note: 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2
cot t =
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose we know that sin t = 4/5 and the angle t is in the second quadrant. Compute the value of cot t .
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Find the cosine.
cot = cos/sin

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