SOLUTION: Find sin(theta)' givin that tan(theta)= -sqrt(7)/2' with sec(theta) >0

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Question 668478: Find sin(theta)' givin that tan(theta)= -sqrt(7)/2' with sec(theta) >0
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But secant is the reciprocal of cosine, so if secant is positive, cosine is positive. Tangent is sine over cosine, so if cosine is positive sine is negative when tangent is negative.

Therefore



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