Open Question: If tan(theta) = 7/3 and sin(theta) < 0, then what is cos(theta)?

Open Question: If tan(theta) = 7/3 and sin(theta) < 0, then what is cos(theta)?

If tan ? = 7/3 and sin ? < 0, then ? is in Quadrant III.

If the opposite leg is -7 and the adjacent leg is -3, then the hypotenuse is v((-7)^2 + (-3)^2) = v58.

So cos ? = -3/v58 = -3v58/58.


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