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Find tan θ if sec θ = square root of twenty six divided by five and sin θ < 0.

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ghanami
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  • 08-08-2017
hello : sec(θ) = (√26)/5  and: sin (θ) < 0
note : 
sec(θ) =1/cos(θ) 
so : 1/cos(θ)  =  (√26)/5

cos(θ) = 5/√26
cos²(θ)+sin²(θ)=1
25/26+sin²(θ)=1
sin²(θ)= 1/26
sin(θ)= -(1/√26)     ...because : sin θ < 0
tan
(θ)= sin(θ)/cos(θ) =  -(1/√26) /5/√26 = -1/5
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