document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037877>Question 1037877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let theta be an angle in quadrant IV such that sin(theta) = -8/9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the exact values of sec(theta) and cot(theta) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #652522 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=652522\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sine is opposite over hypotenuse or -8/9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other side must be the square root (17), so that the sum of the squares of the legs=square (hypotenuse)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That makes the cosine= +square root (17)/9, so the secant is 9*square root (17)/17, the reciprocal, after rationalization of the denominator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The cotangent is cosine/sine, or sqrt(17)/9/-8/9, or - sqrt(17/8). </SPAN>\n" );
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