Question

Given the following right triangle, find cose, sine, tane sececsce, and cote. Do not

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Use the Pythagorean theorem:

$leg^2+leg^2=hypotenuse^2$

We have

$leg=4,\ hypotenuse=10$

Substitute:

$4^2+leg^2=10^2$

$16+leg^2=100$             subtract 16 from both sides

$leg^2=84\to leg=\sqrt{84}\\\\leg=\sqrt{(4)(21)}\\\\leg=\sqrt4\cdot\sqrt{21}\\\\leg=2\sqrt{21}$

$sine=\dfrac{opposite}{hypotenuse}\\\\cosine=\dfrac{adjacent}{hypotenuse}\\\\tangent=\dfrac{opposite}{adjacent}\\\\cotangent=\dfrac{adjacent}{opposite}\\\\secant=\dfrac{hypotenuse}{adjacent}\\\\cosecant=\dfrac{hypotenuse}{opposite}$

Substitute:

$hypotenuse=10,\ opposite=4,\ adjacent=2\sqrt{21}$

$\sin\theta=\dfrac{4}{10}=\dfrac{2}{5}\\\\\cos\theta=\dfrac{2\sqrt{21}}{10}=\dfrac{\sqrt{21}}{5}\\\\\tan\theta=\dfrac{4}{2\sqrt{21}}=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{21}}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{21}}{\sqrt{21}}=\dfrac{2\sqrt{21}}{21}\\\\\cot\theta=\dfrac{2\sqrt{21}}{4}=\dfrac{\sqrt{21}}{2}\\\\\sec\theta=\dfrac{10}{2\sqrt{21}}=\dfrac{5}{\sqrt{21}}\cdot\dfrac{\sqrt{21}}{\sqrt{21}}=\dfrac{5\sqrt{21}}{21}\\\\\csc\theta=\dfrac{10}{4}=\dfrac{5}{2}$