Understanding Secant, Cosecant, and Cotangent - Math

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An angle has a cosine of . What will its cosecant be?

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The problem tells us that the cosine of the angle will be . Cosine is the adjacent over the hypotenuse. From here we can use the Pythaogrean theorem:

Now we know our opposite, adjacent, and hypotenuse.

The cosecant is .

From here we can plug in our given values.

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