005 Sample Final A, Question 12

Question Given that $\sec(\theta )=-2$ and $\tan(\theta )>0$, find the exact values of the remaining trig functions.

Step 1:
Since $\sec(\theta )=-2$, we have $\cos(\theta )={\frac {1}{\sec(\theta )}}={\frac {-1}{2}}$.

Step 2:
We look for solutions to $\theta$ on the unit circle. The two angles on the unit circle with $\cos(\theta )={\frac {-1}{2}}$ are $\theta ={\frac {2\pi }{3}}$ and $\theta ={\frac {4\pi }{3}}$.
But, $\tan \left({\frac {2\pi }{3}}\right)=-{\sqrt {3}}$. Since $\tan(\theta )>0$. we must have $\theta ={\frac {4\pi }{3}}$.

Step 3:
The remaining values of the trig functions are
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sin(\theta)=\sin\left(\frac{4\pi}{3}\right)=\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{2}} ,
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \tan(\theta)=\tan\left(\frac{4\pi}{3}\right)=\sqrt{3}}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \csc(\theta)=\csc\left(\frac{4\pi}{3}\right)=\frac{-2\sqrt{3}}{3}} and
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \cot(\theta)=\cot\left(\frac{4\pi}{3}\right)=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}}

Final Answer:
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \sin(\theta)==\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{2}}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \cos(\theta)=\frac{-1}{2}}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \tan(\theta)=\sqrt{3}}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \csc(\theta)=\frac{-2\sqrt{3}}{3}}
Failed to parse (MathML with SVG or PNG fallback (recommended for modern browsers and accessibility tools): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle \cot(\theta)=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}}