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If Tangent theta = negative three-eighths, which expression is equivalent to cotangent theta?

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Answer:


\displaystyle \cot\theta=-(8)/(3)

Explanation:

By the reciprocal identity,
\displaystyle \tan\theta=(1)/(\cot \theta), so if
\displaystyle \tan\theta=-(3)/(8), then
\displaystyle \cot\theta=-(8)/(3) since it is the reciprocal.

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