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Help! Given that tanθ=-1, what is the value of secθ, for 3π/2<θ<2π?

Help! Given that tanθ=-1, what is the value of secθ, for 3π/2<θ<2π?-example-1
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Answer: Choice B)
√(2)

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\sec^2(\theta) = \tan^2(\theta) + 1\\\\\sec^2(\theta) = (\tan(\theta))^2 + 1\\\\\sec^2(\theta) = (-1)^2 + 1\\\\\sec^2(\theta) = 2\\\\\sec(\theta) = √(2)\\\\

Note: secant is positive in quadrant Q4, when theta is between 3pi/2 radians and 2pi radians (270 degrees and 360 degrees). So that's why we don't consider the minus form of the plus minus.

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