document.write( "Question 658080: I have a unit circle with a 210 deg angle. I have gotten a cos of -sqrt3/2 and a sin of -1/2, but I am having issues in determining the tangent,cotangent, secant, and cosecant of this angle.\r
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document.write( "my book has the cosec as sqrt3/3, but I don't see where that came from, and unfortunately, my book has no example of working it out on angles in the 3rd quadrant :(\r
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document.write( "Can you show me the steps to get these other formulas? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #410172 by lwsshak3(11628) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I have a unit circle with a 210 deg angle. I have gotten a cos of -sqrt3/2 and a sin of -1/2, but I am having issues in determining the tangent,cotangent, secant, and cosecant of this angle. \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "you are working with a reference angle of 30º in quadrant III \n" ); document.write( "sin30º=-1/2 (given) \n" ); document.write( "cos30º=-√3/2 (given) \n" ); document.write( "tan30º=sin/cos=-1/-√3=√3/3 \n" ); document.write( "csc30º=-2 (reciprocal of sin) \n" ); document.write( "sec30º=-2/√3=-2√3/3=(reciprocal of cos) \n" ); document.write( "cot30º=√3 (reciprocal of tan) \n" ); document.write( " |