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Given cosθ=√3/3 and sinθ<0. What is the value of sinθ?

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\sin^(2) \theta+\cos^(2) \theta=1 \\ \\ \sin^(2) \theta+\left((√(3))/(3) \right)^(2)=1 \\ \\ \sin^(2) \theta+(1)/(3)=1 \\ \\ \sin^(2) \theta=(2)/(3) \\ \\ \theta=-(√(2))/(√(3))=\boxed{-(√(6))/(3)}

Given cosθ=√3/3 and sinθ<0. What is the value of sinθ?-example-1
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