Find the Trig Value tan(theta)^2=3/8

$\tan^{2} (θ) = \frac{3}{8}$

Step 1

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

$\tan (θ) = \frac{opposite}{adjacent}$

Step 2

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

$Hypotenuse = \sqrt{{opposite}^{2} + {adjacent}^{2}}$

Step 3

Replace the known values in the equation.

$Hypotenuse = \sqrt{{(3)}^{2} + {(8)}^{2}}$

Step 4

Simplify inside the radical.

Raise $3$ to the power of $2$ .

Hypotenuse $= \sqrt{9 + {(8)}^{2}}$

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

Hypotenuse $= \sqrt{9 + 64}$

Add $9$ and $64$ .

Hypotenuse $= \sqrt{73}$

Step 5

Find the value of sine.

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

$\sin (θ) = \frac{opp}{hyp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3}{\sqrt{73}}$

Simplify the value of $\sin (θ)$ .

Multiply $\frac{3}{\sqrt{73}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73}}$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3}{\sqrt{73}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73}}$

Combine and simplify the denominator.

Multiply $\frac{3}{\sqrt{73}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73}}$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73} \sqrt{73}}$

Raise $\sqrt{73}$ to the power of $1$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73} \sqrt{73}}$

Raise $\sqrt{73}$ to the power of $1$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73} \sqrt{73}}$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{{\sqrt{73}}^{1 + 1}}$

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{{\sqrt{73}}^{2}}$

Rewrite ${\sqrt{73}}^{2}$ as $73$ .

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{73}$ as $73^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{{(73^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{73^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}}$

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{73^{\frac{2}{2}}}$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{73^{\frac{2}{2}}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{73}$

Evaluate the exponent.

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{73}$

Step 6

Find the value of cosine.

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

$\cos (θ) = \frac{adj}{hyp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8}{\sqrt{73}}$

Simplify the value of $\cos (θ)$ .

Multiply $\frac{8}{\sqrt{73}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73}}$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8}{\sqrt{73}} \cdot \frac{\sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73}}$

Combine and simplify the denominator.

Multiply $\frac{8}{\sqrt{73}}$ by $\frac{\sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73}}$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73} \sqrt{73}}$

Raise $\sqrt{73}$ to the power of $1$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73} \sqrt{73}}$

Raise $\sqrt{73}$ to the power of $1$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{\sqrt{73} \sqrt{73}}$

Use the power rule $a^{m} a^{n} = a^{m + n}$ to combine exponents.

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{{\sqrt{73}}^{1 + 1}}$

Add $1$ and $1$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{{\sqrt{73}}^{2}}$

Rewrite ${\sqrt{73}}^{2}$ as $73$ .

Use $\sqrt[n]{a^{x}} = a^{\frac{x}{n}}$ to rewrite $\sqrt{73}$ as $73^{\frac{1}{2}}$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{{(73^{\frac{1}{2}})}^{2}}$

Apply the power rule and multiply exponents, ${(a^{m})}^{n} = a^{m n}$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{73^{\frac{1}{2} \cdot 2}}$

Combine $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ .

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{73^{\frac{2}{2}}}$

Cancel the common factor of $2$ .

Cancel the common factor.

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{73^{\frac{2}{2}}}$

Rewrite the expression.

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{73}$

Evaluate the exponent.

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{73}$

Step 7

Find the value of cotangent.

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

$\cot (θ) = \frac{adj}{opp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\cot (θ) = \frac{8}{3}$

Step 8

Find the value of secant.

Use the definition of secant to find the value of $\sec (θ)$ .

$\sec (θ) = \frac{hyp}{adj}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\sec (θ) = \frac{\sqrt{73}}{8}$

Step 9

Find the value of cosecant.

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

$\csc (θ) = \frac{hyp}{opp}$

Substitute in the known values.

$\csc (θ) = \frac{\sqrt{73}}{3}$

Step 10

This is the solution to each trig value.

$\sin (θ) = \frac{3 \sqrt{73}}{73}$

$\cos (θ) = \frac{8 \sqrt{73}}{73}$

$\tan (θ) = \frac{3}{8}$

$\cot (θ) = \frac{8}{3}$

$\sec (θ) = \frac{\sqrt{73}}{8}$

$\csc (θ) = \frac{\sqrt{73}}{3}$

Find the Trig Value tan(theta)^2=3/8

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