<span>Find the exact value of sec(-4π/3). Note that one full rotation, clockwise, would be -2pi. We have to determine the Quadrant in which this angle -4pi/3 lies. Think of this as 4(-pi/3), or 4(-60 degrees). Starting at the positive x-axis and rotating clockwise, we reach -60, -120, -180 and -240 degrees. This is in Q III. The ray representing -240 has adj side = -1 and opp side = to sqrt(3).
Using the Pyth. Theorem to find the length of the hypo, we get hyp = 2.
Thus, the secant of this angle in QIII is hyp / adj, or 2 / sqrt(3) (answer). This could also be written as (2/3)sqrt(3).
If two objects have the same shape, they are called "similar." When two figures are similar, the ratios of the lengths of their corresponding sides are equal so the word would be ratio
