Find the values of other five trigonometric functions is
(a) cot x = 3/4, x lies in third quadrant.
(b) sec x = 13/5, x lies in fourth quadrant.
(a) cot x = 3/4, tan x = 1 / cot x = 1 / (3/4) = 4/3
1 + tan²x = sec²x
⇒ 1 + (4/3)² = sec²x = 1 + 16/9 = 25/9
⇒ sec x = ±5/3
Since x lies in the 3rd quadrant, sec x is negative.
∴ sec x = −5/3
cos x = 1 / sec x = 1 / (−5/3) = −3/5
tan x = sin x / cos x
⇒ 4/3 = sin x / (−3/5)
⇒ sin x = (4/3) × (−3/5) = −4/5
cosec x = 1 / sin x = −5/4
(b) sec x = 13/5
cos x = 1 / sec x = 5/13
sin²x + cos²x = 1
⇒ sin²x = 1 − cos²x
= sin²x = 1 − (5/13)²
⇒ sin²x = 1 − 25/169 = 144/169
⇒ sin x = ±12/13
Since x lies in the 4th quadrant, sin x is negative.
∴ sin x = −12/13
cosec x = 1 / sin x = −13/12
tan x = sin x / cos x = (−12/13) / (5/13) = −12/5
cot x = 1 / tan x = −5/12