How do I find sin and cos of theta if tangent of theta equals -1?
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The tangent is negative in the 2nd and 4th quadrants. Its referent angle
is the first quadrant angle that has +1 for its tangent. That's or .
Its sine is and its cosine is also
So to get the smallest 2nd quadrant positive solution, we either
subtract 45° from 180° to get it into the 2nd quadrant, and get
180°-45° = 135°. Its sine is and it's cosine is .
or we
subtract from to get it into the 2nd quadrant,
and get
, and its sine is and its cosine is
That's the 2nd quadrant solutions worked out in both degrees and radians.
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To get the smallest 4th quadrant positive solution, we either
subtract 45° from 360° to get it into the 4th quadrant, and get
360°-45° = 315°,
or we
subtract from to get it into the 4th quadrant,
and get
.
The sine is , and the cosine is
That's the 4th quadrant solutions worked out in both degrees and radians.
So if theta is in the 2nd quadrant its sine is and its
cosine is , and
if theta is in the 4th quadrant its sine is and its cosine
is .
Edwin