Question

Find sin 8, cot0, and csc0, where 8 is the angle shown in the figure.

Give exact values, not decimal approximations.
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25
0
sin 0
11
▬
cot 8 = 0
CSC8 = 0
믐

Answer 1

sinTheta = 24/25

cotTheta = 7/24

cscTheta = 25/24

Explanation:

Use pythagorean thm or pythagorean triples to find the missing side of the triangle.

7^2 + x^2 = 25^2

49 + x^2 = 625

x^2 = 576

x = 24

The third side of the triangle is 24. We'll need this in a sec.

The marked angle is called theta. That 0 with a belt is greek letter theta. They could just call it angleA or angleB or whatever. Its name is just theta no big deal.

25 is the hypotenuse (longest side). The side that's 7 units long is one of the pieces that makes up AngleTheta. So the 7 is "adjacent" to theta. The other leg, 24, is "opposite" from theta.

sinTheta is a ratio. It is OPPOSITE/HYPOTENUSE

sinTheta = 24/25

cotTheta is tanTheta flipped over.

tanTheta is OPP/ADJACENT

so...

cotTheta =

ADJ/OPP

=7/24

Last, cscTheta is sinTheta flipped over.

We already found sinTheta, so flip it over.

cscTheta = 25/24

SOH-CAH-TOA is supposed to help you memorize the ratios for sine (opp/hyp), cos (adj/hyp), and tan (opp/adj).

The math word for "flipped over" is reciprocal.

csc is the reciprocal of sin

sec is the reciprocal of cos.

cot is the reciprocal of tan.

Good luck! Hope this helps!