SOLUTION: If tan theta = 12/5 and sin theta < 0, how do you find sec theta?

SOLUTION: If tan theta = 12/5 and sin theta < 0, how do you find sec theta?

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Question 866161: If tan theta = 12/5 and sin theta < 0, how do you find sec theta?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If tan theta = 12/5 and sin theta < 0, how do you find sec theta?
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use x for theta:
tanx=12/5
working with a 5-12-13 reference right triangle in quadrant II
cosx=5/13
secx=1/cosx=13/5
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