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3 years ago

Which trigonometric functions are negative in the fourth (IV) quadrant?

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anzhelika [568]3 years ago

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<h3>Answers are: sine, tangent, cosecant, cotangent</h3>

Explanation:

On the unit circle we have some point (x,y) such that x = cos(theta) and y = sin(theta). The sine corresponds to the y coordinate of the point on the circle. Quadrant IV is below the x axis which explains why sine is negative here, since y < 0 here.

Since sine is negative, so is cosecant as this is the reciprocal of sine

csc = 1/sin

In quadrant IV, cosine is positive as x > 0 here. So the ratio tan = sin/cos is going to be negative. We have a negative over a positive when we divide.

Because tangent is negative, so is cotangent.

The only positive functions in Q4 are cosine and secant, which is because sec = 1/cos.

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