SOLUTION: Express sin -62° in terms of its reference angle. Show work.

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Question 1138395: Express sin -62° in terms of its reference angle. Show work.
Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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The angle is in quadrant IV; the reference angle, 62 degrees, is in quadrant I.

Sine is positive in quadrant I but negative in quadrant IV.

So sin(-62 degrees) = -sin(62 degrees).