SOLUTION: let (-6,5) be a point on the terminal side of theta. Find the exact values of cos theta, csc theta, and tan theta.

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Question 823844: let (-6,5) be a point on the terminal side of theta. Find the exact values of cos theta, csc theta, and tan theta.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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let (-6,5) be a point on the terminal side of theta. Find the exact values of cos theta, csc theta, and tan theta.
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x = -6
y = 5
r = sqrt[6^2+5^2] = sqrt[61)
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cos(t) = x/r = -6/sqrt(61)
csc(t) = r/y = sqrt(61)/5
tan(t) = y/x = -5/6
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Stan H.