SOLUTION: Find all five other trigonometric ratios if sinx=-3/7 and tanx>0

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Question 806712: Find all five other trigonometric ratios if sinx=-3/7 and tanx>0
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Find all five other trigonometric ratios if sinx=-3/7 and tanx>0
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Reference angle x is in quadrant II where sin<0, cos<0, tan>0
cosx=-√(1-sin^2x)=-√(1-9/49)=-√(40/49)=-√40/7
sinx=-3/7
cosx=-√40/7
tanx=sinx/cosx=3/√40=(3√40)/40
cscx=-7/3
secx=-7/√40=-(7√40)/40
cotx=√40/3