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Given cos (central angle) = 2/3 and sin (central angle) >0, find cot central angle?

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Given cos (central angle) = 2/3 and sin (central angle) >0, find csc central angle

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  • 8 years ago

    cos(c. a.) = 2/3

    sin(c. a.) > 0, which implies c. a. is in 1st quadrant

    adjacent side = 2

    hypotenuse = 3

    opposite side = sqrt(3^2 - 2^2) = sqrt(9 - 4) = sqrt(5)

    sin(c. a.) = opposite side / hypotenuse = sqrt(5) / 3

    cot(c. a.) = cos(c. a.) / sin(c. a.) = [2 / 3] / [sqrt(5) / 3] = 2/sqrt(5)

    csc(c. a.) = 1 / sin(c. a.) = 1 / [sqrt(5) / 3] = 3/sqrt(5)

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