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HELP ME ASAP!!!! Will somebody please explain to me how to do this. I can't pass Freshman year without getting this done.

HELP ME ASAP!!!! Will somebody please explain to me how to do this. I can't pass Freshman-example-1

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Answer:

cot(x) = 3

Explanation:

The cotangent is the reciprocal of the tangent.

cot(x) = 1/tan(x) = 1/(1/3) = 3

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It is helpful to memorize the relationships between the trig functions: SOH CAH TOA is a mnemonic that relates triangle sides to trig function values. The remaining relationships you need to know are ...

secant = 1/cosine . . . . . . so cosine = 1/secant

cosecant = 1/sine . . . . . so sine = 1/cosecant

cotangent = 1/tangent . . . . . so tangent = 1/cotangent

It is also helpful to realize that ...

tan = sin/cos

sin² + cos² = 1 . . . the "Pythagorean" relationship between sine and cosine

sec² = 1 + tan²

csc² = 1 + cot²

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