document.write( "Question 1198723: Given cot theta =-2 and csc theta < 0, find sin theta and sec theta \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cot%28theta%29=-2\" and \"csc%28theta%29+%3C+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+sin+%28theta%29\" and \"sec%28+theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Start with the identity:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2Bcot%5E2%28theta%29=csc%5E2%28theta%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cot%5E2%28theta%29=%28-2%29%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2B%28-2%29%5E2=csc%5E2%28theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=csc%5E2%28theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"csc%5E2%28theta%29=1%2Fsin%5E2%28theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5=1%2Fsin%5E2%28theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%5E2%28theta%29=1%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29\"\"sqrt%281%2F5%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sin%28theta%29\"\"sqrt%285%29%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use negative solution since \"cot%28theta%29\" negative in Q III and Q IV\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sec%28+theta%29=1%2Fcos%28theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "use \"cos%5E2%28theta%29=1-+sin%5E2%28theta%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%5E2%28theta%29=1-+1%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%5E2%28theta%29=4%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28theta%29=sqrt%284%2F5%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cos%28theta%29\"\"%282+sqrt%285%29%29%2F5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sec%28+theta%29=1%2F%28%282+sqrt%285%29%29%2F5%29=sqrt%285%29%2F2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"sec%28+theta%29=1%2F%28-%282+sqrt%285%29%29%2F5%29=-sqrt%285%29%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since \"sin%28theta%29\" and \"cot%28theta%29\" negative in Q III and Q IV\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then, \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sec%28+theta%29=sqrt%285%29%2F2\" in Q IV\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sec%28+theta%29=-sqrt%285%29%2F2\" in Q III\r
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