document.write( "Question 324681: please help me solve this problem.
\n" ); document.write( "sin theta= -8/9, tan theta > 0. Find secant theta.
\n" ); document.write( "a. $\"+sqrt%28+9%2F8+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "b. $\"+-+sqrt%28+17+%29+%2F9++\"$
\n" ); document.write( "c. $\"+-8+%2A+sqrt%28+17%2F17+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "d. $\"+-9+%2A+sqrt%28+17%2F17+%29+\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #232496 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"sin%28theta%29=-8%2F9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29%5E2%2Bsin%28theta%29%5E2=1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29%5E2%2B64%2F81=1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29%5E2=81%2F81-64%2F81\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29%5E2=17%2F81\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=0+%2B-+sqrt%2817%29%2F9\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Since tan>0, sin<0, then cos<0,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cos%28theta%29=-sqrt%2817%29%2F9\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"sec%28theta%29=1%2Fcos%28theta%29=-9%2Fsqrt%2817%29\"$
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