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9. Solve for the Required Ratios in Each of the Following Express Each Answer as an Exact Value with a Rational Denominator. A) Angle

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9. Solve for the required ratios in each of the following Express each answer as an exact value with a rational denominator. a) Angle Theta terminates in the second quadrant. If tanTheta =-(sqrt (3))/(5) find sinTheta and cosTheta

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Answer

### ,

Explanation

## Step 1: Find the value of ### Given that , we know that . Since is in the second quadrant, is negative and is positive. Thus, and . We can find using the Pythagorean theorem: . . Therefore, .## Step 2: Calculate ### Now that we have and , we can find . . Rationalizing the denominator gives .## Step 3: Calculate ### Similarly, we can find using and . . Rationalizing the denominator gives .