Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 1: Functions - Section 1.3 - Trigonometric Functions - Exercises 1.3 - Page 27: 12

Answer

$\cos{x}=-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ $\tan{x}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$

Work Step by Step

Since $x$ lies in the third quadrant, $\cos{x}$ is negative. Using the identity: $$\cos{x}=-\sqrt{1-\sin^2{x}}$$ $$\cos{x}=-\sqrt{1-\left(-\dfrac{1}{2} \right)^2}$$ $$\cos{x}=-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$ $\because \tan{x}=\dfrac{\sin{x}}{\cos{x}}$ $\tan{x}=\dfrac{-\dfrac{1}{2}}{-\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}$ $\tan{x}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{3}$
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