SOLUTION: find csc 300 degrees. If you can show me why we arrived at a negative number?

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Question 339038: find csc 300 degrees. If you can show me why we arrived at a negative number?
Found 2 solutions by galactus, Alan3354:
Answer by galactus(183) About Me  (Show Source):
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It's negative because it lies in the fourth quadrant.
csc(300)=csc(5Pi/3)= -2/sqrt(3)

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find csc 300 degrees. If you can show me why we arrived at a negative number
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csc = 1/sin
sin(300) = -sqrt(3)/2
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300º is in Quad IV
Plot the point on a unit circle. The y value is negative --> sin & csc negative.