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I need to find the graph. there is multiple options

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We have to find θ, where:


\begin{gathered} \sec (\theta)=(1)/(\cos (\theta))=-(13)/(5) \\ \tan (\theta)<0 \end{gathered}

We can transform the first equation as:


\sec (\theta)=-(13)/(5)\Rightarrow\cos (\theta)=(1)/(-(13)/(5))=-(5)/(13)

As the tangent of the angle is negative, and the tangent is:


\tan (\theta)=(\sin (\theta))/(\cos (\theta))

the sine of the angle has to be positive (a quotient between a positive and a negative number is negative).

Then, if the sine is positive and the cosine is negative, then theta is in the second quadrant, between 90° and 180°.

We then can calculate the angle as:


\cos (\theta)=-(5)/(13)\Rightarrow\theta=\arccos (-(5)/(13))\approx113\degree

Answer: θ is approximately 113°, located in the second quadrant.

I need to find the graph. there is multiple options-example-1
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