Find the Other Trig Values in Quadrant III sec(x)=-17/8

$\sec (x) = - \frac{17}{8}$

Use the definition of secant to find the known sides of the unit circle right triangle. The quadrant determines the sign on each of the values.

$\sec (x) = \frac{hypotenuse}{adjacent}$

Find the opposite side of the unit circle triangle. Since the adjacent side and hypotenuse are known, use the Pythagorean theorem to find the remaining side.

$Opposite = - \sqrt{{hypotenuse}^{2} - {adjacent}^{2}}$

Replace the known values in the equation.

$Opposite = - \sqrt{{(17)}^{2} - {(- 8)}^{2}}$

Simplify inside the radical.

Negate $\sqrt{{(17)}^{2} - {(- 8)}^{2}}$ .

Opposite $= - \sqrt{{(17)}^{2} - {(- 8)}^{2}}$

Raise $17$ to the power of $2$ .

Opposite $= - \sqrt{289 - {(- 8)}^{2}}$

Raise $- 8$ to the power of $2$ .

Opposite $= - \sqrt{289 - 1 \cdot 64}$

Multiply $- 1$ by $64$ .

Opposite $= - \sqrt{289 - 64}$

Subtract $64$ from $289$ .

Opposite $= - \sqrt{225}$

Rewrite $225$ as $15^{2}$ .

Opposite $= - \sqrt{15^{2}}$

Pull terms out from under the radical, assuming positive real numbers.

Opposite $= - 1 \cdot 15$

Multiply $- 1$ by $15$ .

Opposite $= - 15$

Find the value of sine.

Use the definition of sine to find the value of $\sin (x)$ .

$\sin (x) = \frac{opp}{hyp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\sin (x) = \frac{- 15}{17}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\sin (x) = - \frac{15}{17}$

Find the value of cosine.

Use the definition of cosine to find the value of $\cos (x)$ .

$\cos (x) = \frac{adj}{hyp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\cos (x) = \frac{- 8}{17}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\cos (x) = - \frac{8}{17}$

Find the value of tangent.

Use the definition of tangent to find the value of $\tan (x)$ .

$\tan (x) = \frac{opp}{adj}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\tan (x) = \frac{- 15}{- 8}$

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\tan (x) = \frac{15}{8}$

Find the value of cotangent.

Use the definition of cotangent to find the value of $\cot (x)$ .

$\cot (x) = \frac{adj}{opp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\cot (x) = \frac{- 8}{- 15}$

Dividing two negative values results in a positive value.

$\cot (x) = \frac{8}{15}$

Find the value of cosecant.

Use the definition of cosecant to find the value of $\csc (x)$ .

$\csc (x) = \frac{hyp}{opp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\csc (x) = \frac{17}{- 15}$

Move the negative in front of the fraction.

$\csc (x) = - \frac{17}{15}$

This is the solution to each trig value.

$\sin (x) = - \frac{15}{17}$

$\cos (x) = - \frac{8}{17}$

$\tan (x) = \frac{15}{8}$

$\cot (x) = \frac{8}{15}$

$\sec (x) = - \frac{17}{8}$

$\csc (x) = - \frac{17}{15}$

Find the Other Trig Values in Quadrant III sec(x)=-17/8

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