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Find the exact value of each of the remaining trig functions of θcosθ = -1/4 , tanθ > 0

User Yanigisawa
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First, we find the angle there using the cosine function


\begin{gathered} \cos \theta=-(1)/(4) \\ \theta=\cos ^(-1)((1)/(4))=75.5 \end{gathered}

So, the angle is 75.5°.

Then, we find the tangent of theta


\tan \theta=\tan (75.5)=3.9

Hence, the tangent of theta is 3.9.

User Andrey Kriachko
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