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If cos θ= -5/13 and sin θ<0 what is tan θ

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Answer:

tan θ= 5/12

well you see i'm an idiot an i just googled it through a bunch of different calculators xD

Explanation:

User Esben Von Buchwald
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both cosθ and sinθ are negative so θ is in the third quadrant ( tanθ is positive)

tanθ = 5/12


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