Trigonometry - Exact Trigonometric Values and the Unit Circle

Trigonometry - Exact Trigonometric Values and the Unit Circle

It is given that \(\tan A = -\frac{3}{4}\), where \(180^\circ \leq A \leq 360^\circ\).

  1. Without using a calculator, find the value of
    1. \(\sin A\),
    2. \(\cos A\).
  2. It is also known that \(\cos B = \frac{12}{13}\) and that both \(A\) and \(B\) lie in the same quadrant.
    Without using a calculator, find the value of \(\frac{1}{\cos A} + \frac{1}{\sin B}\).

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Answer:(a)(i) \(-\frac{3}{5}\) (a)(ii) \(\frac{4}{5}\) (b) \(-\frac{27}{20}\)

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