Answer:
a) 240°
b) 30°
c) 225°
Explanation:
To solve these equations you have to use the inverse of the given trigonometric functions. The inverse of sin is arcsin, and the inverse of tan is arctan. Instead of giving an angle, what is its sine?, the question is: given a sine, what is the angle?.
a)
sin(θ) = -√3/2
θ = arcsin(-√3/2)
θ = -60°
Given the periodicity of sine function, sin(-60°) is equivalent to sin(240°) (-60+180) and sin(300°) (-60+360).
b)
tan(θ) = 1/√3
θ = arctan(1/√3)
θ = 30°
c)
csc means cosecant, by definition:
csc(θ) = 1/sin(θ)
csc(θ) = -√2
1/sin(θ) = -√2
sin(θ) = -1/√2
θ = arcsin(-1/√2)
θ = -45° or 360-45 = 315° or 180+45 = 225°