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Find the other trigonometric functions if sec A = -257 and A lies in the second quadrant.

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Question

Find the other trigonometric functions if sec A = `-25/7` and A lies in the second quadrant.

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Solution

Given, sec A = `-25/7`

We know that,

tan2A = sec2A – 1

= `(-25/7)^2-1`

= `625/49-1`

tan2A = `576/49`

∴ tan A = `+- 24/7`                ...[Taking square root on both sides]

Since A lies in the 2nd quadrant,

tan A < 0

∴ tan A = `-24/7`

∴ cot A = `1/tan "A" = 1/((-24/7)) = -7/24`

∴ cos A = `1/sec"A" = 1/((-25/7)) = -7/25`

∴ tan A = `sin"A"/cos"A"`

∴ sin A = tan A cos A = `-24/7 xx - 7/25 = 24/25`

∴ cosec A = `1/sin"A" = 1/(24/25) = 25/24`

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