SOLUTION: Suppose we know that sin t = 4/5 and the angle t is in the second quadrant. Compute the value of cot t . Thank-you

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Question 820892: Suppose we know that sin t = 4/5 and the angle t is in the second quadrant. Compute the value of cot t .


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Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, Alan3354:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

sin t = 4/5 and the 

angle t is in the second quadrant

cos t = -3/5     |Note: 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2

cot t = cos%28t%29%2Fsin%28t%29+=+%28-3%2F5%29%2F%284%2F5%29+=+-3%2F4

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Suppose we know that sin t = 4/5 and the angle t is in the second quadrant. Compute the value of cot t .
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Find the cosine.
cot = cos/sin