Trigonometry 7th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1111826854
ISBN 13: 978-1-11182-685-7

Chapter 1 - Section 1.3 - Definition I: Trigonometric Functions - 1.3 Problem Set - Page 33: 75

Answer

$y = \pm 12 $

Work Step by Step

$\cos{\theta} = \dfrac{x}{r} = \dfrac{5}{13}$ $\therefore x = 5 \hspace{20pt} r = 13$ $r^2 = x^2+y^2 \\ y^2 = r^2 - x^2 \\ y = \pm \sqrt{r^2-x^2} \\ = \pm \sqrt{(13)^2-(5)^2}$ $\boxed{y = \pm 12}$
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